Family of Ngumbao Jola withdraws from murder case after CS Jumwa dropped as main suspect

Family of Ngumbao Jola withdraws from murder case after CS Jumwa dropped as main suspect

File image of Public Service and Gender CS Aisha Jumwa. PHOTO | COURTESY

The family of Ngumbao Jola, who died after he was shot during the Ganda by-elections in Malindi, Kilifi County, has withdrawn from the case after the main suspect, Public Service and Gender Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa, was dropped as a murder suspect.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They also want charges leveled against Geoffery Okuto, former CS Jumwa's bodyguard and a suspect, be withdrawn arguing that he also deserves to be free.

The murder charge was formally withdrawn by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) on December 21, 2022 after making an application at Mombasa High Court.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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