Blow for State as suspect recants chilling murder testimony
Ngira Karisa Charo (L), a suspect in the murder of Nairobi businessman Issack Kassim Jiraw, is pictured at the Mombasa Law Courts on June 12, 2019 with his co-accused Eddlied Mandi and Makonde Ruwa Buni. PHOTO | BRIAN OCHARO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Ngira Karisa Charo told Mombasa Resident Judge Erick Ogola that he made the confession under duress after he was threatened by detectives from Nairobi.
Ngira started serving an eight-year prison term after entering a plea bargain agreement with the State, that also saw him become a prosecution witness against his two co-accused.
The convict further said her was disappointed that he was jailed despite the plea bargain. He said he had expected the court to set him free.
Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecution Alloys Okemo noted the possibility that the witness may have been asked to recant his testimony.
A self-confessed murderer who told a Mombasa court a chilling account of the killing of a Nairobi businessman has dealt the prosecution a blow by recanting his testimony.
In April, Ngira Karisa Charo gave graphic details of the murder of businessman Issack Kassim Jiraw on the back seat of a car.
