Its a win for Deputy Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli after his conviction was set aside by the Presiding Judge Lawrence Mugambi who sentenced Masengeli’s conviction to six months in prison.
While rendering the ruling, Judge Lawrence Mugambi acknowledged Masengeli’s apology which he tendered before the court during the hearing thus setting aside his conviction that was set to begin today.
According to Judge Mugambi, Masengeli was cross-examined by advocates and his answers appeared genuine thus the court was convinced in his apology to the Judge over his contempt.
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“Masengeli was cross examined by advocates and my observation is that his answers appeared genuine. This court is convinced that Masengeli regrets and is generally remorseful for the situation he finds himself in.”
However, Judge Lawrence Mugambi announced that he will be withdrawing from the case which he explained was because of personal reasons and suggested the file to be handed over to another judge.
“Masengeli through this purging process has purged his guilt for the contempt of court & the conviction and sentence passed are set aside. I am making my decision to recuse myself from further proceedings of this case for personal reasons.”
This comes hours after Masengeli apologised to Lawrence Mugambi for despising the orders of the court to appear before it just hours after the source of conflict, the three Kitengela abductees were found.
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“I apologize to the court for the events that have transpired leading to the orders of this court. My lord, I respect you for the good work that you do to uphold the rule of law. I pray that this court accepts my apology.”