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Yes, you can be moved from witness stand to the dock

The Supreme Court of Kenya. [File, Standard]

Did you know that a witness can be turned into an accused person in the same case?

Imagine this. You are called to testify in court not as a suspect, but as a witness. You’ve given your statement, prepared to help the court uncover the truth as a State witness, and perhaps even exhaled with relief that the storm of suspicion passed you by. Then one day, you receive a knock on your office door. It’s not a request for your testimony, it’s an arrest. Suddenly, you are no longer a witness; you are the accused.

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