Nakuru governor Susan Kihika has explained why she was forced to abandon an elderly woman in jail after pledging to help her get her freedom.
It was alleged that the woman and her sons were detained in Nyahururu following a land dispute that has been affecting the land since 1960s.
When the matter was brought up to Kihika’s attention she said that she would send lawyers to get the granny and her sons out of jail on bail.
“Oh my goodness, where is this Karangu Muraya? Is she still being detained? Willing to send a lawyer to her and her sons and help pay any required bail, this is not right,” the governor said on Wednesday.
In a statement on Thursday, Kihika however said that she could not proceed with her initial plans after establishing the exact reason why the 75-year-old was behind bars.
The woman and her sons were detained over contempt of court and not land issues as it had earlier been communicated.
Kihika noted that the matter she was facing was very serious but did not delve into details.
“For those who had closely been following the case of the granny yesterday that had been brought to our attention by Karangu Muraya and like myself felt horrible for the helpless widow, a quick update.
“We sent a lawyer to the Nyahururu courts yesterday but unfortunately the facts are not as they appear. Without getting into the details it is fair to say it’s a dispute that has been running since the 1960s. Though like all of you I felt a lot of sympathy for her due to her advanced age, the facts are not as they were narrated. The Granny and her family are in jail not on the land issue, but for contempt in the face of the Court. The facts are quite bad, I therefore sadly withdraw as my intention was to help what appeared to be a helpless widow only for the reality to be different,” the governor’s statement read.
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