A man who hacked his sister to death using a machete has failed to quash the death sentence handed to him.
The Court of Appeal sitting in Kisumu said the evidence was ironclad for convicting Henry Auko.
He committed the murder in Kanyamedha village in the lakeside city.
The evidence against him shows he intended to kill his sisters and even told them of his intent.
One of the sisters, who was lucky to escape his wrath, as well as a brother and their mother, testified against him, giving consistent accounts of how the man brutalised the deceased.
The offence occurred in 2017, and the court of appeal decision was handed on November 22, 2024.
Ezina, the surviving sister, told the court that on the morning of the tragedy, as she was leaving her home, Auko threatened to kill her and the deceased.
Her evidence was corroborated by Erick, a boda boda rider who had come to pick Ezina, and who confirmed that he heard him utter the threats.
Simon, his younger brother, testified that on the fateful morning, he was helping the deceased to air her maize, when the brother joined them.
After they finished spreading the maize, Simon went to his house leaving the appellant with the deceased.
Shortly after, Simon was at his balcony brushing his shoes when he saw a crowd at his mother’s house.
He rushed there and found the sister lying on the ground bleeding profusely, and Auko, whom Simon had earlier left with the deceased, was nowhere.
A postmortem found the deceased died from severe bleeding due to a deep cut on the neck with a sharp object.
The High Court convicted Auko and handed him the death sentence in July 2018.
He appealed,
claiming that the death sentence
was harsh.
