- A postmortem report which was admitted in court revealed that the deceased died out of excessive bleeding due to a single gunshot wound in the abdomen.
- On the fateful day, the 13-year-old had been curiously watching police patrol the streets with his mother and siblings.
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The hearing of Yassin Moyo's murder starts today, four years after his fatal shooting in Mathare during the enforcement of the COVID-19 curfew.
A postmortem report which was admitted in court revealed that the deceased died out of excessive bleeding due to a single gunshot wound in the abdomen.
On the fateful day, the 13-year-old had been curiously watching police patrol the streets with his mother and siblings.
Duncan Ndiema was charged with the murder before Justice Luka Kimaru on June 23 202.
Ndiema, the accused, was in uniform when he allegedly committed the crime.
He also had an Israeli pistol serial number 44338354 loaded with 10 rounds of ammunition.
He denied the charges and was released on a Sh1 million cash bail with a condition he does not interfere with the witnesses lined up to testify against him.
Until his death, Yassin was a Standard Eight candidate at Ndururuno Primary School and, like other pupils, he was home after learning was stopped by the Covid-19 pandemic.
He was laid to rest at the Kariokor Muslim Cemetery in Nairobi on Tuesday.
Separately, the court of appeal is expected to hear an appeal filed by Acting Inspector General of police Gilbert Masengeli over his conviction and sentencing for disobeying court orders.
He claims he was unfairly targeted and that the courts overstepped its bounds by condemning him unheard.
"It is in the interest of justice and equity that the application filed be certified urgent and admitted for hearing on priority basis," says Masengeli
Masengeli was on Friday last week sentenced to serve six months in prison after being found guilty of contempt of court.
Justice Lawrence Mugambi ordered that he submit himself to the commissioner of the general of prisons.
In the alternative, the Judge directed that he appears in person to answer to the issues 'that he has been avoiding '
He gave him a seven day grace period saying:
"The acting Inspector General Masengeli can redeem himself by availing himself before this court in person to answer to the issues which he has been avoiding failure to do so the sentence will take effect."
But what followed after this was the Judges security being disarmed and withdrawn.
Chief Justice Martha Koome subsequently called for a press briefing to address the issue condemning the act of intimidation .
She called for the immediate reinstatement of the Judges security detail saying:
"The withdrawal has sent a chilling message to the Judiciary and the public at large that those entrusted with upholding justice and safeguarding our rights can be intimidated or retaliated against for their rulings."