Life Sentence Prisoner Freed After Interview With Lulu Hassan

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On Wednesday, December 16, Julius Wambua, a man serving a life sentence after he was reportedly framed by his daughter in a defilement case, had his conviction overturned by the court.

George Odunga, a High Court Judge  reversed the decision that sentenced Wambua to life in prison and released him on a cash bail of 30,000 shillings and an alternative bond of 200,000 shillings with a promise of a similar amount pending retrial.

The prisoner’s story gained national attention after a 2019 feature by Citizen TV star Lulu Hassan in a series entitled Prison Diaries.

In its decision, Justice Odunga ordered a retrial of the case, acknowledging that it had gathered substantial public interest.

“The petitioner’s appeal has been considered and determined that he was accused by someone who was coached and wasn’t using her own words, therefore justice must be rendered.

“Pw2 and Pw3 were coerced and threatened by their mother and police so as to implicate the accused over incest and coached on what to say in court. Justice didn’t happen at the time of trial since Pw2 was a minor and was under coercion by the mother,” the judge ruled.

 

 

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