Court Dismisses DJ Evolve's Bid to Withdraw Attempted Murder Case Against MP Babu Owino
A Nairobi court has dismissed an application by Felix Orinda, alias DJ Evolve, seeking to withdraw an attempted murder case against Embakasi East MP Babu Owino.
On Monday, Magistrate Bernard Ochoi of Milimani law courts ruled that the unconditional withdrawal of the case is inappropriate, adding that MP Owino must disclose to the court what he has offered DJ Evolve’s family.
The magistrate further stated that DJ Evolve failed to disclose to the court whether compensation has been made despite suffering serious injuries. He, however, pointed out that involved parties are at liberty to engage.
MP Owino was last year charged with attempted murder after he shot and wounded DJ Evolve at B-Club in Nairobi’s Kilimani estate.
Owino was in January 2020 freed on a cash bail of Sh5 million after he pleaded not guilty to charges leveled against him.
Following the shooting, DJ Evolve was admitted to the Nairobi Hospital for six months, where he underwent multiple surgeries before he was discharged in June to recuperate at home.
Comments (8)
Owino’s case is being settled through the BBI and money which means that anybody traveling to Nairobi is at risk of being shot and paid.Like his god Raila,moneyed druglord Owino is now licensed to kill and compensate/pay anybody at will.I hope DPP Haji will give impunity to the applicant(s) who applied with an intention of stopping kina Owino,Wanjiru,Obadiah,Kamanda,Joho & Co.madness.
Attempted murder. This is capital offense. The charge should be state v mp.
It's not for the victim to forgive. Only in Kenya where justice is for sale. We need to join the 21st century.
@ Mwangi, you are correct.Mp commited a crime against the state. Otherwise who knows how many victims would be dropping cases through bribe or threat.
No way I can trade my blood with money
Owino was charged with attempted murder by the State, via the DPP, not by DJ Evolve. Why is neither the Magistrate, nor the DPP pointing this out? The Magistrate talks as if the DJ can actually withdraw a case in which he is not the complainant. Something fishy(sic) is going on here. Is it a coincidence that Orinda, Owino and Ochoi are all from the same tribe?
Owino was charged with attempted murder by the State, via the DPP, not by DJ Evolve. Why is neither the Magistrate, nor the DPP pointing this out? The Magistrate talks as if the DJ can actually withdraw a case in which he is not the complainant. Something fishy(sic) is going on here. Is it a coincidence that Orinda, Owino and Ochoi are all from the same tribe?
Owino was charged with attempted murder by the State, via the DPP, not by DJ Evolve. Why is neither the Magistrate, nor the DPP pointing this out? The Magistrate talks as if the DJ can actually withdraw a case in which he is not the complainant. Something fishy(sic) is going on here. Is it a coincidence that Orinda, Owino and Ochoi are all from the same tribe?
When I first posted my comment, the system said that it could not be processed, and to try again. So I did that, and it has ended up three times. Anyway Luos should not be above the Law, as they are trying to appear to be. Three Luos... Perpetrator, Victim, and Judge... Message? There are rules for Luos, and rules for Other Kenyans. Orinda, Owino, and Ochoi are all from the same tribe. What has surprised me is that neither the AG, nor the DPP, has pointed out that neither the Magistrate, or Babu Owino, has any powers, legally, to stop a Criminal prosecution.