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High Court Denies Bail to JOOUST Professor After Key Witness in Achieng Murder Case Killed

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Jan 19, 2026 #Kenyan
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A Siaya High Court judge this afternoon refused bail to Professor Francis Ang’awa Okere of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) and two co-accused, extending their stay in remand custody amid escalating threats to witnesses in the murder case of Dennis Ambrose Achieng.

The trio — including the senior JOOUST official and two local residents — are charged with the murder of Achieng, a 73-year-old influential Bondo community member killed in late 2025. They appeared in the Bondo Resident Magistrate’s Court, where the prosecution successfully argued that bail should be denied due to the collapse of witness confidence and grave security concerns.
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