A Nakuru magistrate on Monday warned the police against failing to provide exhibits in court to enable the judiciary administer justice to suspects.
Chief magistrate Doreen Mulekyo, while acquitting three men facing charges of being in possession of bhang, noted that there was need to provide sufficient evidence to enable courts make sound verdicts.
Ms Mulekyo let off Peter Kinyonga and Peter Gathirimo and Stephen Chege of the charges after the prosecution failed to avail exhibits of the bhang they were found with in court to prove the case against them.
Prosecutor Martin Rabera was at pains to explain why there were no exhibits in court to associate the accused with the charges.
While freeing them, the magistrate observed that the law requires that exhibits in a case be provided in court to substantiate claims so as to guarantee justice to the accused.
“The prosecution must change their way of doing things to enable the judiciary provide with justice to accused people,” said the magistrate.
She said the judiciary had been faulted on several instances due to mistakes arising from the prosecution which is tasked with gathering and presenting exhibits in court.
She blamed the investigating officer of failing to adduce evidence against the accused regarding the illegal drug they were found with.
The trio had appeared before the magistrate court charged that on June 5, at Milangine area in Nyandarua County they were found in possession of 20 grammes of bhang, each valued at Sh 220.