By Brian Kiprono - Reporter
Kenya, April 9 2026 - More than ten years after the killing of former Kabete MP George Muchai shook the country, a Nairobi court has delivered its verdict, handing the harshest penalty to those found responsible.
Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina on Thursday sentenced four men to death after finding them guilty of robbery with violence linked to the 2015 attack that claimed Muchai’s life, alongside his two bodyguards and driver.
The court heard that the group staged a night-time ambush along Kenyatta Avenue in Nairobi’s CBD, targeting the former legislator as he travelled through the city.
In his ruling, Onyina said the prosecution had firmly placed the four at the centre of the deadly attack.
“The prosecution presented sufficient evidence proving that the accused played a key role in the violent robbery,” the court heard, with the magistrate noting that the nature of the crime met the legal threshold for a death sentence.
Two other suspects were handed 10-year jail terms after being found guilty of unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. The court said while they were linked to the case, there was no direct evidence placing them at the scene.
“The evidence did not directly place them at the scene of the crime,” Onyina ruled, explaining the lesser sentence.
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During the trial, prosecutors painted a picture of a coordinated criminal network, linking the convicts to a string of similar armed robberies in Nairobi at the time.
The court noted that the attacks shared clear patterns, including the use of firearms and organised execution, strengthening the case against the accused.
Muchai, a first-term MP and former trade unionist, was among the most prominent political figures to be killed in such circumstances, making the case one of the country’s most closely followed.
With the ruling now delivered, the long-running case brings a measure of closure—marking the end of a decade-long legal battle that has tested both investigators and the justice system.