The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji on Tuesday exposed a woman who claimed that she was wrongfully jailed for 10 years on fabricated allegations.
In a video that went viral on social media, Lydia Achieng' told Royal Media Services that she has been serving at Lang'ata Womens Prison since 2010 on a crime that she never committed.
However, the DPP has come out to quash the allegations stating that Achieng' was lawfully incarcerated contrary to her allegations.
According to the DPP, the woman lied to the media over a defilement case that saw her jailed for 10 years.
The DPP on Sunday had promised to investigate the matter after an emotional Achieng' claimed that a neighbour identified as Sophie had falsely accused her of defiling her son.
"Despite the fact that convict was charged during the era of Police Prosecutors and before the 2010 Constitution, the DPP has directed that an immediate follow up be done," the DPP stated.
Lawyers led Nelson Havi, however, opposed DPPs sentiments promising to probe the history of Achieng's case.
"We have constituted a team of Advocates to review this Judgment and all preceding criminal proceedings relating to Lydia Achieng.
"For now, it is premature of DPP under whose office the prosecution proceeded, to conclude that Achieng lied to media on her account of what happened," Havi stated.
In her account, the lady claimed that the minor was only in love with her adopted daughter, a relationship that Sophie opposed.
To settle the scores, Achieng' indicated that the woman colluded with police officers in Nairobi's satellite town of Rongai to have her arrested and charged.
"She came to the salon with police officers who ordered the hair-dryer switched off. They then took me to the police and on the way, I called my mum.
"When my mum asked why I had been arrested, she was told that I had defiled a minor," Achieng' stated.
In the video published on Jan 24, 2019, Achieng' indicated that she was serving the last two months of her jail-term.
Attached media clip has been brought to the attention of the DPP. Despite the fact that convict was charged during the era of Police Prosecutors and before the 2010 Constitution, the DPP has directed that an immediate follow be done. Cc @inoorotvNews
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