A wave of disbelief and outrage has swept through the Gitegi–Kabati community after a court ruling many are calling unprecedented — and devastating. In a verdict that has ignited fierce debate both online and on the ground, a single family has been sentenced to a combined 100 years in prison, fuelling fears of a “generation lost.”
Earlier this week, a magistrate’s court handed down a 20-year jail term to each of five family members: patriarch John Ritho and his four sons — Paul Kiboi, John (junior), Ken Wachira, and Evans Mutitu. The sentences will run concurrently, effectively wiping out the family’s adult generation from the community for the next two decades.
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