By Andrew Kariuki
Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba has made a public appeal to President William Ruto, calling for intervention in what she describes as a troubling case of alleged injustice involving a man said to be the nephew of a senior political figure.
In a statement shared on her official X page, Wamuchomba recounted a distressing narrative in which the man claims he was arrested and prosecuted under questionable circumstances following the illness and eventual death of his father.
According to the account, the individual alleges that during his father’s prolonged illness, he was subjected to intimidation through what he describes as fabricated court cases, allegedly orchestrated by his uncle in an attempt to obtain important documents entrusted to him by his father.
The situation is said to have escalated after the father’s death, when the man was arrested and charged in connection with the alleged theft of a vehicle said to have belonged to his late father. Despite maintaining his innocence, he was remanded for two years as the case remained pending before eventually being convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Wamuchomba further claimed that the man’s appeals were unsuccessful, with allegations that court files were lost along the way, leaving him to serve part of his sentence at Manyani Maximum Prison.
The MP also raised concerns over alleged family conflict, claiming that the man’s mother, described as the first wife, was forced to flee the country after facing intimidation, and later faced violence when attempting to return and pursue justice.
In the statement, Wamuchomba alleged that the individual’s uncle, now a senior figure in government, took control of the deceased’s properties and transferred them to other family members during the man’s incarceration.
She appealed directly to the President to use his constitutional powers to review the case and consider a presidential pardon, while also calling for protection to enable the man’s mother to return home safely.
“As a mother, I can share in his mother’s pain,” Wamuchomba stated, urging authorities to intervene and ensure justice is served.
The claims have not been independently verified, and no official response has been issued by the individuals mentioned or relevant state agencies at the time of publication.
