Family of Ngumbao Jola withdraws from murder case after CS Jumwa dropped as main suspect
The
family of Ngumbao Jola, who died after he was shot during the Ganda
by-elections in Malindi, Kilifi County, has withdrawn from the case after the
main suspect, Public Service and Gender Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa, was
dropped as a murder suspect.
The
family, led by Rodgers Katana Jola, says they have formally written to the
court through their lawyer noting that they will no longer pursue the matter.
Katana
says, however, that they are still yet to come to terms with how CS Jumwa was dropped
from the case yet she was the main suspect.
They
also want charges leveled against Geoffery Okuto, former CS Jumwa's bodyguard
and a suspect, be withdrawn arguing that he also deserves to be free.
The
murder charge was formally
withdrawn by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution
(ODPP) on December 21, 2022 after making an application at Mombasa High
Court.
With
the present state of the case, Jumwa will be a State witness and is expected to
testify against her former bodyguard Okuto.
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