Sonko Rescues 100 Years Old Granny Jailed In Embu

The Senator, through his Sonko Rescue Team, bailed out the granny who had already served a whole week at the Embu Women GK Prisons.

Margaret Ngima was sent to prison by Resident Judge Florence Muchemi after contempt of Court following a 18 year old land cases.

Ngima was sentenced to a three month jail term or pay fine of Ksh 100,000 which she was unable to raise.

The Sonko Rescue Team Central Coordinator Pius Njeru said that as team they took it as their responsibility to rescue the deserving granny.

OLDEST INMATE EVER

The granny, who is the oldest inmate in the history of Kenya prisons, barely coped with the new environment and spent most of her days crying.

On March 10th, 2015, Ngima was sentenced to three months imprisonment by the Embu High Court for contempt of court together with her sons, 72 year old Peter Njue and 52 year old Angelo Gichovi.

The granny and her sons are accused of ignoring a court order to allocate a two acre parcel of land to Justa Wawira, who has been demanding a share of the family’s four acre land at Nthambo in Embu County.

Wawira’s father reportedly lived on a part of the land and is said to have claimed a share before he died.

Embu County Governor Martin Wambora had pledged to pay off the Ksh 100,000 fine for the granny to allow her spend her sunset years in peace.  Her sons, however, were each sentenced to six months in jail without the option of a fine.