The family of Ngumbao Jola who was shot dead in an unfortunate scenario that involved Public Service Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa and her bodyguard stated that their lives are in danger after Jumwa was freed by the court.
Speaking to the media on Friday, December 23, the family stated that they no longer felt safe given Jumwa's prominent person in the government.
“We fear for our lives because the suspect in this murder case is a big person in the country,” they announced.
They further made it confirmed that they had moved on from the case and would no longer push for the prosecution of Aisha Jumwa.
“She is the one who came to our home. We have left this case to God to judge on our behalf,” they grieved.
Jola’s family questioned the government for setting Jumwa free yet they had witnessed the 2019 scuffle which cost the life of their kin.
“Our kin was killed and pleaded with the government to assist but in return, Jumwa has been set free,” they lamented.
On Wednesday, December 21, the Mombasa High court quashed Jumwa’s case after an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Judge Ann Onginjo discharged Jumwa from the criminal proceedings, granting her a chance to testify as a state witness against her former bodyguard Geoffrey Otieno Okuto.
"In consideration of the oral application made by the ODPP in November, followed by a letter from Coast Region Coordinator Hassan Abdi, Jumwa is hereby discharged from the proceedings," she announced.
Jumwa’s bodyguard, Otieno is still facing murder charges.
