The family of the man who was knocked down by Davis Mwabili alias Inspekta Mwala was on Sunday, September 22 angered by the court ruling on the comedian.
Reports by Daily Nation disclosed that Ismael Mangi's family was irked by the light sentence a Mombasa court handed him.
After the accident where Mwala was charged for causing death by dangerous driving, the Senior Resident Magistrate Nelly Adalo sentenced him to one year in jail or a fine of Ksh 30,000.
Mangi's family alleged that the police officers who recorded the radio presenter's statement had been compromised to omit some information about the accident.
According to the victim’s family, the statement recorded in the Occurrence Book (OB) by Rabai Police Station officers should have been a more serious offense as opposed to "Mwabili had killed by dangerous driving."
The family also assessed that the amount Mwabili was fined was less than the Ksh 40,000 cash bail he was asked to pay a few hours after knocking down Mangi.
The fine was also lower than the bond he paid when he first pleaded not guilty to the offence, before changing his plea.
According to them, this meant that Mwala was at liberty to walk back to the court accounts office and demand a Ksh 10,000 refund.
During Mwabili's first appearance in court on September 9, he pleaded not guilty and was given a Ksh 200,000 bond or Ksh 30,000 cash bail.
The case was set for mention on September 19 where he asked the court to read the charges against him afresh.
It was read that on August 26, at around 9pm, the accused, who was driving vehicle registration number KCV 807C from Kaloleni towards Mazeras tried to overtake another vehicle at a corner when his vehicle veered off the road hitting the pedestrian, who suffered head injuries and died on the spot.
The comedian pleaded guilty, but asked for leniency, explaining that he had been a driver since 2007 and had never caused an accident.
He also assured the magistrate that he was planning to get in touch with the family to convey his personal condolences over causing the death of their kin.
Further reports by Nation also revealed that before the matter was taken to court, the family had been coerced to reach an out of court settlement which was impossible because the republic was the complainant on behalf of the family.
Also, the victim’s father, Alex Mangi, stated that the police had said they could not prove the suspect was drunk, which put an end to his questioning.
