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22 years jail for 67-year-old man who killed relative during family brawl

The appellate court found that the evidence presented at trial “was ironclad.”

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by GORDON OSEN

News18 November 2025 - 04:56
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THE Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction and 22-year jail term of a 67-year-old man found guilty of stabbing his relative to death during a family fight in Lamu county.

Justices Agnes Murgor, Francis Tuiyott, and Pauline Nyamweya dismissed the appeal by Omar Lola Hussein, who had challenged his conviction for the 2018 killing of Issa Hussein Shidho at Basuba in Lamu East subcounty.

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