Appearing before high court judge Justice John Onyiego, the accused, Antony Murithi Nyaga, had been charged with murder of one Hassan Salat Mohamed under Section 203 read with 204 of the penal code
The deceased family said that they will challenge any effort by the accused to appeal the judgment, saying that as a family they were yet to heal from the incident, two years down the line.
The convict Antony Murithi Nyaga in court
The High Court in Garissa has sentenced a middle-aged man to 30 years in jail for the murder of his employer in 2023 in 2023.
Appearing before high court judge Justice John
Onyiego, the accused, Antony Murithi Nyaga, had been charged with murder of one
Hassan Salat Mohamed under Section 203 read with 204 of the penal code.While sentencing the accused, the court noted that he did not show any remorse.Abdirizack Salat, a niece to the deceased.
In support of the case, the prosecution called 11
witnesses.“In this case, I have considered the circumstances
under which the offense was committed; I have also considered the negative
pre-sentencing plot prepared; the accused person is not remorseful, and the
offense committed is very serious,” the judge ruled.“The manner and style in which the offense was
committed was brutal and inhuman; the accused person abused his employer’s
trust, and cut off his source of income."Abdirizack Salat, a niece of the deceased, welcomed the ruling.“As a family we are happy that justice has finally
been served to us as a family," Salat said.Salat further said that they will challenge any effort
by the accused to appeal the judgment, saying that as a family they were yet
to heal from the incident, two years down the line.High court judge Justice John Onyiego in court
Sumeya Hasssan Salat, a daughter of the
deceased, said that it has been two years of suffering and mental anguish since
the passing on of her father.Sumeya, who was struggling to control her tears, said
that life has never been the same.“As a family, we know that we will never have our father again because whatever happened is irreversible, but at least we take solace from
the fact that we got justice from our courts," she said.Ahmed Hassan, brother to the victim, narrated how difficult it has been for them to pursue justice considering the long distance they had to cover whenever the case is up for mention.
The convict Antony Murithi Nyaga in court
Abdirizack Salat, a niece to the deceased.
High court judge Justice John Onyiego in court
