Chairman Wontumi back in court over alleged illegal mining activities in Tano-Nimiri Forest Reserve

Ajouté : 2026-06-01

[00:00:00]who test in in cross-examination.

[00:00:04]In any case, the argument on the second document the judge upheld and rejected it because you cannot just import any uh footage from anywhere without creating the nexus between the the the the footage and the evidence in chief.

[00:00:24]It would be difficult for uh relevance.

[00:00:27]Uh nevertheless, the court says that the footage is rejected while the the video is admitted.

[00:00:35]So, we will subject it to cross-examination when we come to the next next agenda.

[00:00:40]Uh it is interesting uh how uh and a witness prosecution witness has been withdrawn at this stage uh coming from the uh the Forestry Commission.

[00:00:53]The accusations are all situated within the Forestry Commission.

[00:00:57]Uh the land meant for forestry uh in Nyamira.

[00:01:03]But, the person coming to testify for Forestry Commission has been withdrawn.

[00:01:08]And that we are getting the investigator to come into the box.

[00:01:12]So, we will combine the two uh evidence of the Forestry guy and the investigator into one and cross-examine all the documents discovered. We'll subject them to validity and authenticity. And let's see how they will stand. In any case, uh it's getting interesting. Uh the two formally accused persons have tendered their evidence and have given evidence in support of prosecution.

[00:01:46]Now, both of them had also uh investigative caution statements written for them.

[00:01:55]So, we have tendered those ones through them.

[00:01:58]So, we will then have to investigate the value of the statement versus evidence.

[00:02:06]So, when we come at the at the next adjourned date, we will see who is being uh faithful with the court and who is not.

[00:02:16]Uh at this point, we will leave it here.

[00:02:18]I'll get my colleague to give you the key version.