Court adjourns case of officer accused of murder

The case will be heard on March 29 and April 12. [iStockphoto]

The High Court has adjourned a case against a police officer charged with killing his wife four years ago.

Justice Reuben Nyakundi, sitting in Eldoret, directed that the hearing of the case be postponed because the officer's advocate was not present in court.

Bernard Ndege, a police constable, now on interdiction, is said to have sprayed 11 bullets on his wife, Fenny Bosibori, 42, killing her on the night of March 9, 2019.

The prosecution said it has six witnesses, including Ndege's son and colleagues.

During the last hearing, the court heard that the officer shot his wife using his assigned AK47 rifle, which was produced as an exhibit in court.

Officer Cosmas Ingosi, who was attached to Soy Police Station where the accused worked, told Justice Stephen Githinji that he was on night duty when the killing occurred.

He said the accused was assigned the firearm to work as the station guard.

The court heard that Ndege went back to his house within the police station line and shot his wife multiple times in the head, killing her on the spot.

Ingosi narrated to the court that there was a power outage in the area when his former colleague committed the crime after picking up a quarrel with his wife.

He told the court that after the accused shot his wife, he walked to the report desk, demanding to meet any senior police officer at the station with the rank of an inspector and above.

"While still armed with the gun, the accused told me that he had killed his wife and that he had come to surrender himself."

Ingosi said he called the officer commanding the station, Chief Inspector Paul Biwott, who disarmed Ndege and directed that he be handcuffed before being booked.

The case will be heard on March 29 and April 12.