03/05/2025
๐ฐ๐ช๐จ๐ณ๐ฌ || ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฒ.
A Nigerian National, Christian Baledi Kadima alias Erick Kambaye Katalayi, has been sentenced to forty years imprisonment for the brutal murder of his fiancรฉe, Advocate Elizabeth Koki Musyoki.
Hon. Justice Francis Rayola Olel of the Machakos High Court found Kadima guilty of murder contrary to Section 203 as read with Section 204 of the Penal Code (Cap 63) of the Laws of Kenya and sentenced him accordingly.
The court heard that on the evening of January 7, 2021, at Ferndale Court in Syokimau, Athi River Sub-County, Machakos County, Kadima visited Elizabeth, who had reportedly been feeling unwell. What began as a seemingly routine visit quickly turned fatal.
According to testimony from the house help, loud noises erupted from the coupleโs bedroom, followed by Kadima leaving in a hurry, breathing heavily and looking troubled. The next morning, Elizabethโs lifeless body was discovered, her face covered with blood-stained pillows.
A post-mortem conducted by Government Pathologist Dr. Johansen Odour concluded that Elizabeth died from asphyxia due to suffocation. The autopsy further revealed bruises on her neck and internal injuries, consistent with a vicious struggle.
Kadima had initially pleaded not guilty when arraigned in court on February 9, 2021.
The prosecution team, led by Mr. Dennis Mangโare and Ms. Mary Otulo, built a compelling case, presenting fourteen witnesses who helped establish Kadimaโs culpability beyond reasonable doubt.
Courtesy of The Nairobi Times