JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
[1] Consolata Odero Odongo (appellant) was married to Francis Odongo Osawa (deceased) in 1962. They were blessed with seven (7) children and five (5) grandchildren. The couple used to live at Aora-Jope village, in Alego West sub-location, South Sakwa Location of Migori County. It is indicated in the record that as at the time the deceased met his death, he was aged 73 years while the appellant was aged about 64 years. By a cloak and dagger twist, on the morning of 20th June, 2011, the lifeless body of the deceased was found behind his kitchen and as the villagers milled around, struck by the bizarre death, the appellant just sat quietly in the house unmoved by the commotion outside. At the time the deceased met his death, he used to reside in the same house with the appellant and their grandson, one David Ochieng Otieno (PW3).
[2] The background surrounding the death of the deceased unfolded on 20th June, 2011 at about 6 a.m., when Japheth Abonyo Owour (PW2), a cla…