Two people who were found guilty of murdering a far manager of a retired judge have been imprisoned for life.
Kisumu High Court sentenced to life imprisonment the two convicts who are said to have committed the offense in 2018.
Isaac Kiptoo Rono aka Malakwen and Julius Mengich Kipyegon were found guilty of the cold-blood murder of George Anyango alias Bengo, who was until his death the manager at retired Justice Effie Owuor's Muhoroni farm.
During the attack that left the two dead, the Judge's son Paul Owuor was also attacked and left for dead but narrowly survived.
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How it happened
In the November 17, 2018 attack, the suspects who were armed with machetes ambushed and attacked Bengo at his boss's farm, inflicting multiple injuries on him before slitting his throat.
Paul Owuor, a licensed firearm holder who had accompanied Bengo to the farm, fired in the air to repulse the attackers, but his firearm developed a stoppage and was equally attacked.
In a separate charge of attempted murder implicating the two suspects, Paul testified how a deep cut on his belly threatened to spill his intestines but used his shirt to hold them as he yelled for help.
A tractor driver rushed him to hospital where his life was saved.
"The DCI welcomes the sentence awarded to the two murderers by Justice Helen Aburiri of the Kisumu High Court, with the hope that Bengo's family will be comforted by the delivery of justice to their kin," DCI said in a statement.
"We acknowledge the efforts of the security forces in Kisumu and Nandi counties who, led by the DCI homicide team, hunted down the suspects, before arresting and arraigning them to be dealt with according to law."
The DCI also commended members of the public for being calm and patient throughout the trial period, and for being our valued partners in information sharing regarding key events of interest.
