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Judge faults DPP after Makenzi's murder case hearing fails to take off

Controversial preacher Paul Makenzi and his lawyer Lawrence Obonyo after the hearing of the murder case at the Mombasa Law Courts, on July 31, 2025. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

A judge has expressed disappointment at the prosecution after the hearing failed to take off in the murder case against controversial preacher Paul Makenzi.

Justice Diana Mochache had travelled from Nairobi to Mombasa and was scheduled to hear the matter this week, but the prosecution said that they were not ready to proceed.

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