Six persons convicted in the murder of former Juja MP George Thuo have been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment.
The court further noted that they have the right to appeal the said decision.
The six persons were found guilty of killing the former MP in 2013 at a club in Thika.
The court ruled that the former legislator was poisoned.
“In the end, I sentence each accused person, 1 through 6, to serve 15 years’ imprisonment…,” the court ruled.
The six individuals are Paul Wainaina Boiyo, Christopher Lumbasio Andika, Andrew Karanja Wainaina, Samuel Kuria Ngugi, Esther Ndinda Mulinge, and Ruth Vanessa Irungu.
The court spared them the maximum sentence, noting positive attributes from the probation report and stating they did not deserve the sentence provided by law.
“The role of the court is to balance the scales of justice… I will factor in the period they have stayed in custody,” the court noted.
During mitigation, Thuo’s wife was given an opportunity to speak. She told the court that her husband was poisoned and his death had robbed her of a partner and father to her children.
She asked the court to punish the six, stating that the crime should not go unpunished.
