Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino has proposed to buy an apartment for the family of Felix Orinda, alias DJ Evolve.
The lawmaker also consented to pay the DJ’s hospital costs after his murder case was withdrawn.
“As a condition of withdrawal, the MP will purchase an apartment for the victim, which will resolve the issue of house rent, and continue paying the hospital bills of the victim who comes from a humble background,” Senior Principal Magistrate Bernard Ochoi ruled on Tuesday.
Ochoi acquited the MP however declined to pull out the second charge of acting disorderly while carrying a gun.
“The charge is now withdrawn and the accused is acquitted in the attempted murder charge. In behaving disorderly while carrying a firearm charge, it is not personal in nature and the same can only be withdrawn by the DPP,” ruled the magistrate.
The MP was accused last year of trying to kill DJ Evolve, by shooting him on the neck at B-Club in Kilimani, Nairobi on January 17.
“It appears they maintained the friendship even after the incident. This is a matter where the court should encourage reconciliation as envisaged in the Constitution and therefore will allow the application to withdraw the charges against the accused in count 1,” he ruled.
Babu had before been released on Ksh10 million cash bail which was to be used to settle the doctor’s visit expense of DJ Evolve while he was still in hospital and ensuing treatment upon discharge fromhospital.
The total was to be deposited in court in four equivalent portions of Ksh2.5 million.
The High Court,evaluated the terms and released him on ksh5 million bail or a bond of ksh10 million with two sureties of a similar sum.
On March 15, the judge had declined to permit application for withdrawal of the case saying unconditional withdrawal of the case was not suitable.
The DJ had said that after consultation with his family, they consented to focus on his wellbeing rather than the attempted murder case.
The judge, however, noted that the court had not been told whether any type of compensation had been made to the person in question.
