This archive report was first published on 10 December 2019.
On December 10, 2019, the High Court in Siaya ruled that two brothers, Franklin Joel Luta and Victor Ogola Luta, would remain in police custody for eight days and undergo a mental assessment in connection with the murder of journalist Eric Oloo.
Eric Oloo, a 40-year-old correspondent for The Star newspaper, was found dead on a blood-soaked bed in the house of Chief Inspector Sabina Kerubo in November.
A post-mortem report revealed that Oloo died after being hit with a blunt object on the head and abdomen.
The two brothers, who are accused of beating Oloo to death, appeared before Judge Roseline Aburili but did not take a plea.
Prosecutor David Okach requested the court to order a mental examination for the duo before trial, and Judge Aburili directed the police to produce the suspects in court for a plea on December 18.
The judge also ordered the State to provide a lawyer to the suspects after they claimed they could not afford to pay for one.
