Naivasha Father Painfully Recounts How Wife's Death Led Him to Prison: "I Was Innocent"
- James Githae Kamau, a man once entangled in crime and later accused of killing his epileptic wife, has lived a life marked by tragedy and misjudgment
- From prison walls to wrongful remand, his journey reflects the harsh realities faced by the misunderstood
- Now free, his only wish is to watch his children grow amid the ruins of a tainted past
Naivasha — For James Githae Kamau, life has been a relentless battle against fate, misjudgment, and misfortune.
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From humble beginnings as a porter to prison cells and courtrooms, his journey reached a chilling climax when he found himself behind bars over the mysterious death of his epileptic wife.
James Githae's life after school
Born and raised in Naivasha, Githae's life took a harsh turn soon after he completed primary school.
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With dreams of survival rather than success, he left home in search of menial jobs and found work as a porter.
However, Itugi TV reports that a chance encounter with a criminal gang would change the course of his life.
"I was young and desperate," Githae recalls, adding that the gang, made up of four men, targeted prosperous businesspeople in a string of violent robberies.
James Githae's first prison term
On only his second operation, disaster struck as police caught up with them at a club they had patronised to enjoy their loot.
Githae had stepped out to buy something and narrowly escaped death, but his accomplices were gunned down.
He was later arrested and charged with robbery with violence and attempted murder, convicted and sentenced to two years in Naivasha Maximum Prison.
Githae served 18 months before being released and returned home in 2015, only to learn that his wife had remarried and taken their daughter with her.
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How Githae met cursed wife
Alone and stigmatised, he tried to rebuild his life. Months later, he met a woman who sold local brews and suffered from epilepsy.
After a family dispute forced her onto the streets, Githae offered her shelter, and their cohabitation evolved into marriage.
But their union was far from smooth.
“Her seizures were unpredictable and scary. I often came home to find her collapsed,” he explained.
How Githae's wife died
Tragedy struck in June 2023. On a Sunday morning, just as Githae was preparing for work, his wife suffered a seizure.
Desperate to help, he ran off to find medicine.
"There weren’t many pharmacies open. I came back and found her lifeless,” he recalled with visible pain.
Though initially ruled as a medical tragedy, suspicion quickly arose. His mother-in-law, still bitter from past tensions, accused him of murder.
James Githae sent to prison
Githae was arrested and spent eight agonising months in remand. His wife was buried without him.
After six months, the court ruled him innocent, but the damage had been done. Githae’s name was tainted, and his standing in the community was shattered.
“I lost everything — my freedom, my dignity, my wife, and time I can never get back,” he says quietly.
Now a free man, Githae lives with hope that he will live long enough to see his children grow into adults.
Narok man jailed for helping friends
In another story, Bernard Cheruiyot’s decision to help a friend out of goodwill earned him seven years in prison.
Cheruiyot disclosed that he was jailed alongside the man who got him into trouble, forcing them to embrace forgiveness.
Although a free man, he still struggles to fit into society and oftentimes views those around him as prison warders.
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