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Anne Adhiambo Ouma alias Nut, a woman accused of killing Nairobi Hospital Finance Officer Eric Maigo has pleaded guilty.
Ouma, who was identified as an adult appeared before High Court Judge Kanyi Kimondo and admitted to the offence.
This is after the court clerk read to her three times the offence she is alleged to have committed in Swahili.
The judge, however, warned the accused against the consequences of pleading guilty.
He asked the accused if she knew the allegations levelled against her and she agreed with a ‘ndio’ in Swahili.
“In the interest of justice, I have given her time to consult with her advocates before pleading again”, judge Arora.
Ouma is represented by lawyer Samuel Ayora.
The case will be mentioned on November 8 for plea-taking at Kibera Law Court.
Ouma is remanded at Langata Women’s Prison.
She was charged after the prosecution said she was fit to stand trial and an age assessment showed she was above 18 years.
The defence lawyers, however, argued about her age saying she is still a minor of 17 years.
The prosecution maintained that Ouma is an adult having been assessed by a qualified doctor.
Justice Kimondo directed the issue to be handled by Kibera High Court Judge Diana Kavedza.
In the charge sheet read in court, Ouma is accused that on September 15, at Woodley Estate in Kilimani, she killed Eric Maigo.
On Wednesday, Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Gilbert Shikwe closed the miscellaneous application which police e had sought more time to detain her pending investigations.
The prosecution had said the investigations they had concluded their investigations and evidence showed that she was linked to the death of Maigo.
Maigo was discovered with stab wounds at his Woodley Estate residence in September.
BY THE STAR