JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
This appeal has a long and rather unfortunate history in that the incident giving rise to the appellant’s arrest and subsequent arraignment in court is alleged to have taken place in the last century, more specifically on 8th October, 1991!STANLEY KAMAIRO ETHANGATHA, the appellant herein, was arraigned before the superior court on an information in which he was charged with two counts of murder contrary to section 203 as read with section 204 of the Penal Code. The particulars of the offences were as follows:-
COUNT 1“STANLEY KAMAIRO ETHANGATHA: On the 8th day of October, 1991, at Akirang’ondu location in Meru North District within Eastern Province, murdered EDWARD KOOME.”COUNT II“STANLEY KAMAIRO ETHANGATHA: On the 8th day of October, 1991, at Akirang’ondu location in Meru North District within Eastern Province, murdered ISAIAH ETHANGATHA.”
It has to be pointed out that according to the evidence accepted by the superior court after the incident the appellant disap…