• The witness explained how he was in a state of shock after what he had just witnessed.
• He told Kasera that he had been kidnapped with another girl after meeting Oyamo but he managed to escape.
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A taxi driver on Monday narrated to court how he assisted a journalist who allegedly managed to escape from the hands of his abductors on the night Rongo University student Sharon Otieno was murdered.
Kennedy Onyango Kasera told trial judge Cecilia Githua that the journalist sought refuge in his house, which is near the main road in Owade, Homa Bay county.
Owade is the place where Sharon’s body was found.
Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, his personal aides Micheal Oyamo and Caspal Obiero are currently facing trial over the murder of Sharon and her unborn baby.
The three and others not before court are accused of committing the crime on September 3, 2018, in Owade, Homa Bay county.
Kasera said on the fateful day, he heard screams coming from outside his house. It was around 20.30hrs. He was at home with his family. His security lights were on.
“I asked my son to open the door and this man just came straight into our house. He was breathing heavily. He had blood on his hands and legs,” Kasera said.
The witness explained how he was in a state of shock after what he had just witnessed.
“I didn't know what was going on....unajua Sisi Wajaluo bedroom hua tunaweka silaha sasa. Mimi nilikuwa nimebeba tu stool (You know us Luo’s we store weapons in our bedroom but I only had a stool in my hand),” Kasera said.
“Nilijikaza kiume kwa sababu pia bibi alitoroka (I faced the situation with boldness because even my wife ran away),” the witness said.
The journalist proceeded to identify himself. He told Kasera that he had been kidnapped with another girl after meeting Oyamo but he managed to escape.
Kasera subsequently took the journalist to Kadel police post after the incident as the journalist was fearing for his life.
Kasera is the prosecution's 27th witness.
Another witness from the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) testified and provided registration details of a motor vehicle believed to have been used during the abduction of Sharon.
But the information produced did not link any of the accused persons.
Hearing proceeds on Tuesday.