Family's fury as ruling on Pastor Ng'ang'a case is put off for the sixth time

Marin Mbugua (left) husband of the late Mercy Njeri who was killed in August 2015 by a car alleged to have been driven by Neno Evangelism Center Pastor James Ng'ang'a at Limuru Law Courts yesterday during the ruling of the case in which Ng'ang'a is charged alongside three others in connection with the accident that killed his wife. [Photo by Kamau Maichuhie/Standard]

The ruling in a case facing a pastor has been postponed for the sixth time at the Limuru law courts.

Pastor James Ng’ang’a of Neno Evangelism preacher was in August 2015 charged with conspiracy to defeat justice, causing death by dangerous driving, giving false information, and failing to report an accident.

His co-accused in the case connected to the death of Mercy Njeri, 38 were Simon Kuria, Kenya Police Airwing inspector Christopher Nzioka, and a former Tigoni Police Station traffic base commander, Patrick Baya.

Njeri's family said it was disappointed after it was informed by a clerk at the court that the ruling had been postponed to May 4.

The clerk said magistrate Godfrey Oduor, who was handling the case, was transferred to Nakuru last year and would return to the court on May 4 to finalise pending cases.

Mr Oduor, who was then a senior principal magistrate, was promoted to chief magistrate and posted to Nakuru.

The court was expected to rule whether Ng'ang'a and his co-accused had a case to answer.