Lawyer recounts how dad was killed

A lawyer tearfully recounted how kidnappers brutally murdered her father Cyrus Munene Mwenje even after paying Sh300,000 ransom.

Jane Wangechi Munene told a Kerugoya court how her family rushed to a bank after sending the initial Sh100,000 and withdrew the Sh400,000 balance out of the total Sh500,000 the kidnappers wanted.

The witness said the first installment of Sh100,000 was sent between 9pm and 3am on the night of October 14, when her father was taken hostage from his house. She told the court the kidnapers then started harassing her when she delayed in sending them the balance.

“I was unable to send the amount since my phone had reached the set daily limit,’’ she recalled.

She was testifying in a case in which Amos Karani, Peter Kariuki, Ladiah Njoki, John Mwangi and Blasius Kaburi Gakuya have been charged of violently robbing and killing her father. The hearing continues on Monday next week.

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