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Murder convict recants testimony

A murder convict serving an eight-year jail sentence has told the High Court in Mombasa that he was coerced into entering a plea-bargain with the State to save his skin.

Ngira Karisa Charo (pictured) yesterday, for the second time, recanted his testimony on killing businessman Issack Kassim Sorow in Kilifi on March 8, last year.

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