Kericho High Court has deferred the plea of a woman alleged to have killed her two children to October 15, 2024.
Brenda Cheptoo, 25, was arraigned before Kericho High Court Judge Justice Joseph Sergon on Thursday but failed to take plea to the alleged murder charges.
This followed an oral application by her defense lawyer seeking to withdraw from representing the accused person in the case.
Senior Principal Prosecution Counsel Minoo Maundu allowed the application.
During the ruling of the application, Judge Sergon said the accused person be brought back to court on October 15 during which the prosecution counsel will avail a new defense lawyer to provide legal representation for the accused person.
Cheptoo is alleged to have murdered her two children aged eight and six before burying them in a shallow grave around her home in Sibaik village in Bureti Subcounty, Kericho.
The accused committed the offences on July 22, 2024 and underwent mental testing at Kericho County Referral Hospital.
The psychiatric report dated July 25, 2024 showed she is of sound mind and fit to stand trial.
Cheptoo is currently remanded at the Kericho GK Women Prison.