The Family of Ngumbao Jola who was shot dead during a scuffle that involved Gender and Public Service Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa has withdrawn from the murder case after the court cleared the key suspect in the matter.
The Director of Public Prosecution withdrew charges against Jumwa and only his bodyguard is still facing the murder charges.
Family members gathered at the gravesite of Jola and conducted prayers after which they announced that they would no longer be part of the case as the main suspect had been set free.
During the briefing, Jola’s mother and father cried upon remembering the cold-blood murder of their kin.
Jola was killed during the Ganda Ward by-election.
Rodgers Katana Jola, a family member, said they are still mourning the death of Jola and are sad because he was killed at home.
In an interview, he said they are surprised that the same government that arrested Jumwa has withdrawn the murder charges against her something he termed as an injustice.
“We are mourning with bitterness because of the death and if there is God in heaven we leave it to him,” he said.
Jola’s mother who could only speak in the Giriama local dialect could not hold tears as she broke down while narrating the manner in which the case was going on.
“I have heard that she has been set free and charges withdrawn if it's real justice let her be free but if it's not, God will give his judgment,” she said before she broke down.
Alfred Jola, a brother of the deceased, said the government initially did its investigations well when the case started and even DPP Noordin Haji found out that Jumwa was the main suspect in the case.
Surprisingly, he said they are shocked to learn that the suspect is now innocent.
“Why should she be a witness in front of us if she was a suspect who was charged, that issue really hurts me, she is the one who invaded our home and caused all the problems, and now she is a witness of Geoffery Okuto, how?" he posed.
Jola said God is the one who is going to Judge that case and that since Jumwa’s charges were withdrawn he said Okuto should also be set free.
Reuben Katana, the deceased uncle, said they were shocked to hear that the key suspect in the murder case of Ngumbao Jola had been set free and made to be a witness in the case.
As a family, he said, they fault the CS for the kin's death since it’s her visit that led to the deadly scuffle.
“As a family since we are poor, we have nothing, we don’t even have a village elder in our home. We are even fearing for our safety because the key suspect is senior in the government,” he said.
Katana a former Ganda MCA said they resolved as a family to leave the case to God to make the judgement,
He said they have written a letter to the DPP through their lawyer which will reach him any time stating that they have withdrawn from the case.
Katana said as a family they do not want to proceed with the case because they fear for their safety.
Jola was killed ahead of Ganda by-elections when Jumwa and her supporters stormed the home claiming there was an unlawful meeting at the home as the campaign period was over.
During the scuffle, he was shot dead.
