BY NT CORRESPONDENT.
An operations manager of a company involved in a property tussle was hard-pressed to explain where he reported an attack carried out in the property three years ago.
Gidjoy Investment Operations Manager Mark Munge told the trial court that he reported the incident at Savanna base and not Buruburu police station as he stated earlier.
He testified during examination in chief that after receiving a call from his head of security informing him that they were under attack, he called Buruburu police station and told the guard to do the same.
Giving his testimony before Principal Magistrate Gibert Shikwe, Munge testified that he called the OCS Buruburu and reported the matter.
“On March 27, 2018, I received a call from Dickson Nyairo, the security in charge saying that they were being attacked by Patrobas (one of the accused persons) and his group. I told him to call the police,” Munge added.
Munge testified that he recorded his statement on the same day at 5pm.
The defense lawyer also pointed out that the crime and incident report also shows the matter was reported at 10.30am and not 8am as the manager claimed.
The court heard that the manager has worked for the land selling company since 2012 and had been authorized by one of the directors, Gideon Kariuki, to testify on behalf of the company.
Munge clarified that he received the call at about 7.45 and visited the property at 9 am.
According to the witness, when he got there accompanied by guards, he found that about 100 meters of the wall had been destroyed.
The court heard that the manager has worked for the land selling company since 2012 and had been authorized by one of the directors, Gideon Muriuki, to testify on behalf of the company. Gideon Muriuki is the Chief executive officer of Cooperative Bank.
Munge said that he received the call at about 7.45am and visited the property at 9.00am.
According to the witness, when he got there, he went inside the said land together with the guards and found about 100 meters of the wall had been destroyed.
“We had a fence of wooden poles and wires around the 7 acre land. The damage was valued at about Sh 144,000,” Munge testified.
The court further heard that the land has been subdivided into 36 parcels.
In the case, 10 Sawesava group members are charged with malicious damage of a perimeter wall belonging to Gideon.
The accused persons are Benita Alando Nailanel, Peter Keya Owino, David Mutuku Makau, Kennedy Odhiambo Alex, Titus Ochieng Okoth, Boniface Oduor Anyiego, Calvince Ochieng Ooko, Patrobas Awino (group secretary), Nick Omondi Owango and Philemon Otieno are charged with malicious damage of the said fence.
