JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
On 20th September 2014, JANET AWUOR PAULETTE “the deceased” a student at Masai Mara University travelled to Migori town in the company of her boyfriend and spent the night with him at a hotel known as Highway Complex Lodge, “the lodge” situate in Migori town. On 22nd September 2014 in the morning, the manager of the Lodge Beatrice Akoth Amimo, (PW1) was on duty. Part of her morning chores included confirmation of the rooms that had been occupied the previous day and those which had not. After finishing the task she went to distribute soap and tissue paper to staff. On the way to her office, she was met by a foul smell emanating from one of the rooms. On reaching room 228, the foul smell became stronger. She also noticed flies on the door to the said room. She immediately called her colleague Judith Adhiambo Otieno (PW2) a receptionist thereat.
PW2 then told her that a man, who had only identified himself as Otieno O. had booked the room on 19th September 2014. PW2 …