Death row inmate�s attorney fails to impress CoA
Tuesday, July 07, 2015

Patrick Gabaakanye.PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Yesterday before the bench of three judges, Martin Dingake argued that Gabaakanye was convicted purely based on circumstantial evidence.
The 55-year-old Gabaakanye was convicted and sentenced to death by the High Court in 2014 for the murder of an elderly couple at Ga-Mosu Lands in 2010 that left an old blind man dead and his wife wounded.
This ruling is more than a technical legal decision it is a mirror reflecting the rot in the country’s procurement processes and governance.For far too long, government officials have twisted regulations to serve their interests, betraying the very citizens they are sworn to serve.The Judiciary’s rejection of this appeal is a timely reminder that corruption—no matter how deeply entrenched cannot indefinitely escape accountability. Yet,...