Court convicts four men over murder of Kabete MP George Muchai
Court convicts four men over murder of Kabete MP George Muchai
A Nairobi trial court has found four men guilty of robbery with violence in connection with the 2015 killing of former Kabete MP George Muchai and his aides.
The accused, Eric Mungera Isabwa, Raphael Kimani Gachii, Mustafa Kimani Anyoni, and Stephen Astiva Lipopo, were each convicted on three counts of robbery with violence after the court determined that the prosecution had established their involvement beyond a reasonable doubt.
Delivering the judgment delivered on Friday, March 13, Milimani Trial Magistrate Lukas Onyina said the evidence presented clearly linked the men to a series of violent robbery incidents, including the attack in which Muchai and his security team were killed.
Magistrate Onyina explained that testimony from victims and supporting evidence consistently pointed to the four men as the perpetrators, with each of the accused playing a role in the robberies.
The suspects faced charges of murdering the MP, his two bodyguards, and his driver on the night of February 6–7, 2015, along Kenyatta Avenue in Nairobi.
They were also accused of robbing a motor vehicle and personal items valued at Ksh416,000.
The court noted that the first accused had been identified as carrying a large firearm during the incidents.
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According to court proceedings, witnesses described the robbers as four men who were unknown to the victims before the attacks, reinforcing the prosecution’s account.
The judge noted that the evidence across multiple robbery cases aligned closely, particularly in terms of the number of attackers, the methods used, and the sequence of events.
In addition to the counts related to Muchai’s killing, the court also convicted the men on charges connected to other robbery incidents linked to the case, while one of the accused was acquitted due to insufficient evidence.
Magistrate Onyina stated that the acquitted individual had provided credible evidence placing him away from the scene, and the prosecution failed to establish his participation in any of the crimes.
The case originates from the 2015 attack in Nairobi in which George Muchai, then serving as Kabete MP, and his aides were fatally shot during a robbery.
Nonetheless, sentencing for the convicted men is expected to be scheduled at a later date, following further court proceedings.
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