More details on the pardons...

Mwalimu-G

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@pop in here are more details about the now controversial pardons...



1. Ismael Kalamasho Kabiru, he & three others, one deceased, were charged vide HC criminal case No. 27 of 2009 with the offence of murder. Judge Grace Nzioka dismissed their appeal on grounds of it lacking merit on Nov 2021. Same applied to Mohammed Alango Durbu 3rd accused .

2. Simon Ndugu Ngugi, criminal case 52 of 2013, he together with a co-accused were charged with having carnal knowledge of a 6 year old girl who court papers identified as E.W.M, alternative to the charge of defilement they were charged with committing indecent act. Each of them Were to serve a sentence of 40 years. Evidence adduced in court states that Ngugi placed his male shaft in the complainant, E.W while his co-accused held her mouth, a Dr. Stephen Ndolo gave a medical report that E.W's hymen was intact & as such it was only attempted defilement.

3. Ann Wangari Mungai, Criminal Case No. 73 of 2001, was convicted & sentenced to death on 26/7/2004 for murdering her step son. Same was commuted to life imprisonment in 2010. She appealed this decision & Judge Mumbua Matheka sent her to the coolers for 40 years on Oct,2020

4. Ann Ngonyo was pregnant at the time of her sentencing, and this meant that while her co-accused were sentenced to death, she was given life imprisonment. 12 suspects were charged with the murder of Lawrence Githinji Magondu. The famous Muruatetu case features here too.
5. James Githui Wathiaka first accused was together with seven others were convicted on two counts of murder that they are said to have committed in Nyeri county in 2005, ending the life of Mercy Ngima & Joseph Kagori on the same date. He had his daughter in law locked in The house while they killed the two victims.
6. Mary Wanjiku Nduta identified as 4th appealing in criminal appeal no 209 of 2013. Her together with 3 others were jointly charged with the offence of robbery with violence, while armed with a knife and toy pistol they killed Dancan Muthama Mutiso the owner of a Toyota Probox then valued at 720K, they also faced the alternative charge of handling stolen goods contrary to section 322(2) of the penal code.
Justices L.N. Mutende & B Thuranira Jaden, on Oct,2014 dismissed their appeal Stating that the state proved to the required standard and they had no basis in interfering with the findings of the lower court, and thus the appeal lacked merit.

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