EKIRU IKUL & ANOTHER
V.
REPUBLIC

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

[1] Ekiru Ikul alias Engurangor (1^st appellant) and Ekure Napetet (2^nd appellant) were jointly tried together with Lomoru Napetet (Lomoru) and Emuria Ekipor (Emuria) before the High Court at Lodwar, with 4 counts of the offence of murder contrary to section 203 as read with section 204 of the Penal Code. The 1^st appellant was convicted of the offence of murder in regard to the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd counts while the 2^nd appellant was convicted in regard to the 4^th count. Lomoru and Emuria were both acquitted of the charges.

[2] The two appellants are dissatisfied with the judgment of the High Court and are now before us in this first appeal. Each of the appellants filed their appeal in person but they were jointly represented at the hearing of the appeal by learned counsel Mr. Kaira Nabasenge, while the respondent was represented by Ms. R.M. Karanja a Prosecuting Counsel in the DPP’s office.

[3] The events leading to the appellant’s arrest and arraignment in court were sp…