By Agwanda Jowi.

A HIGH Court Judge in Kisumu has advised lawyers in the region to emulate one of their own whom he noted that has worked tirelessly in representing the less privileged in society without much financial attachments.

Justice Josephat Karanja advised others lawyers to emulate David Otieno by giving what they have acquired back to the community irrespective of financial gains.

The judge made the observations in a murder case where Charity Mbiti is charged with the murder of two children.

Karanja praised Otieno for taking pawper briefs with glee.

She vehemently denied in her defense under the lead of Otieno that she committed the offence in Kisumu five years ago.

Mbiti told the court in her defense that on the material she left where she was employed after differences with her employer Charles Owino.

She said had been promised that by Owino that she would be the third wife only to end up being a house help.

Mbiti said she left the day the offence is said to have been committed and went to stay with a friend.

She was arrested one week later while in the company of police officers at the Police Dog unit Bar and charged later with murder..

Mbiti denied that she murdered the two children out of anger.

She said hand writing specimens produced in court were not hers.

Mbiti tabled evidence to the effect that Owino was once convicted for manslaughter via case number 9/1997.

She disowned statements she is purported to have recorded with the police.

Mbiti said that the statements produced by a state counsel Mary Oundo were not recorded by herself

She also said that a note talking of revenge against her former employer as a house help did not also belong to her.

Mbiti is charged with the murder of two children at the Millimani area in Kisumu Town on April 9 2005.

She has denied committing the offense before Justice t Karanja who is hearing the case.

Mbiti said in her defense that Mrs Owino had all along like her work as a house help while Mr Owino her a problem with her.

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