Former Harambee Stars and Gor Mahia midfielder Collins Okoth Ougo appeared in court on Tuesday 3 September with the court releasing a directive that his phone be returned to him. The 35-year-old is accused of murdering a three-year-old minor back in April alongside Silvia Aoko before allegedly dumping her outside her mother’s house in Lucky Summer, Nairobi.Price and how to buy Harambee Stars tickets for AFCON qualifier against ZimbabweAccording to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), the two appeared before Justice Alexander Muteti at the Milimani Law Courts but did not plead to the charges.The duo underwent a medical assessment with Justice Muteti directing the reports to be filed in court before pleading to charges on Wednesday 11 September. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8312564##The ODPP ordered that the Investigating Officer should return the phone belonging to Okoth that was confiscated after his arrest. “The Investigating Officer (I.O) who appeared in court following court summons refuted claims he had declined to release a mobile phone and money belonging to Mr. Okoth, who featured for a number of Kenyan Premier League clubs as a footballer.Victor Wanyama opens up on his biggest career regret at Tottenham HotspurThe I.O informed the court that during the arrest, he recovered a Samsung mobile phone and a wallet which had two identification cards and an NHIF card and all were recorded in an inventory signed by the suspect.The court directed the I.O to release a Samsung phone to the suspect,” read a statement from the ODPP.##NAJAVA_MECA_8312565##The court also directed the Investigative Officer to make a formal complaint with the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA).With the investigations still ongoing, Okoth is currently being held at Industrial Area Remand Prison while his co-accused is held at Lang’ata Women’s Prison.
