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Although Murangiri has denied being the officer captured in the footage and maintains he was not at the scene, the inquest is expected to test whether CCTV evidence, forensic image analysis and mobile phone location data, considered alongside witness testimony and official police records, can establish an accurate timeline and identify those responsible for Rex Masai's death.

Photo credit: Pool The inquest into the death of Rex Kanyike Masai, will also heavily rely on CCTV footage, forensic video analysis and mobile phone triangulation to reconstruct the events leading to his shooting.

While no witness saw Sharon Otieno being killed, the prosecution relied on a combination of mobile phone evidence, digital records and vehicle tracking data to corroborate the testimony of 42 witnesses and reconstruct the conspiracy that led to her death.