There was pain, joy at the Nakuru Law Courts after the High Court acquitted Godfrey Kangogo who was on trial for the murder of Irene Jechumba, a former lecturer at the Rift Valley Institute of Science of Technology.
While Jechumba's family were left in sorrow and anguish, Kangogo's relatives cried of joy as their kin was set free. Judge Patricia Gichohi delivered the judgment on his behalf Justice Joel Ngugi after six years of murder trial where Kangogo was alleged to have killed Jepchumba, his girlfriend on July 6, 2018 after he allegedly poisoned, strangled and pushed her into Chokaa falls along Molo River.
After the judgement yesterday, Jepchumba's father Richard Boit insisted that his daughter was murdered and expressed his dissatisfaction at the delay in delivering of the judgement. "We will push for an appeal so that we can get justice for our daughter.
We are dissatisfied," said Boit.
