The key suspect in the death of Keroche heiress Tecra Muigai -Omar Lali- has narrated how he is allegedly being mistreated in the inquest.
Lali has lamented that he has been denied a chance to hear testimonies submitted by the witnesses who appeared before the magistrate court.
The Lamu based boat operator decries being denied a chance to even cross-examine the witness who gave their accounts on his relationship with Tecra.
“I have been denied an opportunity to hear the evidence of my accusers and to cross-examine them particularly the deceased's mother who has also testified,” the court papers submitted by Lali read.
According to Lali, summons issued by the lower court requiring him to be accompanied by his brothers Abdulhakim Lali, Kiswayi Lali and Ali Bakari violated his right for fair hearing.
Lali has moreover told the court that he cannot manage to sustain the cot of transport from Lamu to Nairobi throughout the proceedings as it is expensive for him.
He insists that the probe and the whole case should have been conducted in Lamu instead of being transferred to Nairobi.
“If my advocate and my witnesses are to travel to Nairobi for hearing of the inquest, I require financial resources which I do not have since I am a beach operator depending on tourism and due to Covid-19 pandemic the tourism sector is dead,” Lali added in his court papers.
In another appeal lodged before the court, Lali has said that he cannot manage to pay a lawyer to defend him throughout the trial period.
“I will definitely not be able to sustain paying the advocate to clear my name, which could lead to me being condemned as a murderer,” Lali retorted.
His complaints come just a day after High Court Judge James Makau dismissed his appeal not to testify in the murder probe.
