Also known as: Justice Kanyi Kimondo · Justice Kimondo
High Court Judge who has presided over high-profile murder convictions in Kenya, including the 2012 USIU student and 2015 ex-Kabete MP cases.
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Citizen Digital
… Duncan Livingstone Kimathi, 37, was sentenced by Justice Kanyi Kimondo after being found guilty of murdering Sarah Akello Aruwa between June 30 and July 1, 2012, in Kiamako, Githunguri, Kiambu County. …
Former USIU student sentenced to death for murder of colleague in 2012Capital News
… Justice Kanyi Kimondo sentenced Duncan Livingstone Kimathi after finding him guilty of murdering Akello between 30th June and July 1, 2012, in the Kiamako area of Githunguri, Kiambu County. …
Man Sentenced to Death for 2012 Murder of University Student Sarah AkelloThe Standard
… High Court Judge Justice Kanyi Kimondo handed Kimathi the death sentence on Thursday after finding that the murder was premeditated and involved an abduction and ransom demand targeting the deceased’s family. …
Former USIU student sentenced to death over colleague's murder, Sh100,000 ransom demandCapital News
… In September 2025, Justice Kanyi Kimondo ruled that the prosecution had established a case requiring four of the accused — Munyera, Kimani, Mustafa Kimani and Asitiva — to be placed on their defence. …
High Court convicts 4 over murder of ex-Kabete MP George Muchai, 3 aidesThe Standard
… Justice Kanyi Kimondo of Milimani High Court found Eric Mungera Isabwa, Raphael Kimani Gachii, Mustafa Kimani Anyoni and Stephen Astiva Lipopo guilty of four counts of murder after concluding that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. …
Four convicted over murder of former Kabete MP George Muchai and his aidesCapital News
… However, the plea was delayed after Justice Kanyi Kimondo directed that the accused persons undergo mental assessments to establish whether they were fit to plead to the charges. …
Mulwa family to take plea in Dr Victoria Mutiso murder case next weekCapital News
… Justice Kanyi Kimondo found Kimathi guilty of murder contrary to Section 203 as read with Section 204 of the Penal Code. …
High Court Convicts Kimathi in 2012 Murder of USIU Student Sarah AruwaCitizen Digital
… The four appeared before Justice Kanyi Kimondo at the Milimani Law Courts, where the murder charge was read to them. …
Four charged over murder of Victoria Mutiso in KilimaniThe Standard
… Justice Kanyi Kimondo ordered that the trio should be presented by prison authorities to Mbagathi Hospital or any other hospital in Nairobi for the test, in readiness for plea-taking on September 23, 2026.At the same time, Police Constable Elijah Kibelion Kimoi, attached to Karin …
14 more detention days for Dr Mutiso murder suspects, court orders mental assessmentCapital News
… Deputy Registrar Sesuana directed that the suspects be remanded at Kileleshwa Police Station until Thursday, when they are expected to appear before Justice Kanyi Kimondo for plea taking. …
Dr Mutiso Murder Case: Rose Mbithe and Two Children to Take Plea Thur After PostponementDuncan Livingstone Kimathi, 37, was sentenced to death by Justice Kanyi Kimondo for murdering USIU-Africa final-year student Sarah Akello Aruwa between June 30 and July 1, 2012, after abducting her and demanding ransom from her family.
19 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Duncan Livingstone Kimathi, 37, was sentenced to death by Justice Kanyi Kimondo for murdering USIU-Africa final-year student Sarah Akello Aruwa between June 30 and July 1, 2012, after abducting her and demanding ransom from her family.
19 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
A 37-year-old man has been sentenced to death for the murder of university student Sarah Akello Aruwa in June–July 2012. Kimathi and accomplices lured, abducted, and killed Akello after demanding a ransom of Sh100,000 from her family in Kiambu County.
22 hours ago · Capital News →
Duncan Livingstone Kimathi, a former United States International University student, has been sentenced to death for the murder of fellow student Sarah Akello Aruwa in June 2012. High Court Judge Justice Kanyi Kimondo found the murder was premeditated and involved an abduction and ransom demand of Sh100,000 targeting the deceased's family.
29 October 2026 · The Standard →
The High Court has convicted four men—Erick Munyera, Raphael Kimani, Mustafa Kimani and Stephen Asitiva—of murdering former Kabete MP George Muchai and three others in February 2015. The four were also sentenced to death in April for robbery with violence linked to the same period.
29 September 2026 · Capital News →
The High Court has convicted four men—Eric Mungera Isabwa, Raphael Kimani Gachii, Mustafa Kimani Anyoni and Stephen Astiva Lipopo—of murdering former Kabete MP George Muchai and his three companions in a February 2015 Nairobi shooting. Justice Kanyi Kimondo found them guilty of four counts of murder after concluding the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.
29 September 2026 · The Standard →
Rose Mbithe Mulwa and her two children, Angela and Chris Mulwa, will appear before the High Court in Nairobi on September 29 to formally enter pleas in the murder case of psychiatrist Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso. The judge directed they be brought to court physically after they declined to participate virtually from Lang'ata Women's Prison.
23 September 2026 · Capital News →
Justice Kanyi Kimondo found Duncan Kimathi guilty of murdering USIU student Sarah Akello Aruwa, who disappeared on 30 June 2012 and whose body was later found in Kiambu County. The prosecution proved its case through circumstantial, electronic, documentary and identification evidence.
18 September 2026 · Capital News →
Four suspects—Angela Mulwa, Rose Mbithe Mulwa, Chris Mulwa, and Elijah Kibelion Kimoi—appeared before the Milimani Law Courts and were charged with the July 29 murder of Dr Victoria Thunya Mutiso in Kilimani, Nairobi. The court directed that the suspects undergo mental assessment before appearing before another judge to answer the charge.
27 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The High Court has directed that Rose Mbithe, her two children Chris and Angela Mulwa, and Police Constable Elijah Kibelion Kimoi undergo mental tests to determine fitness to answer murder charges in the death of Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso on July 29, 2026. The four suspects face plea-taking on September 23, 2026, after a 14-day detention extension.
27 August 2026 · The Standard →
Politician Rose Mulwa and her two children, Chris and Angela, were arraigned on a murder charge over the death of Dr Victoria Mutiso; their plea-taking was postponed to Thursday after the DPP approved the charges following a review of evidence.
25 August 2026 · Capital News →
Rose Mulwa and her son Chris Mulwa protested what they termed malicious and unfair treatment by the State as they appeared in court over the murder of Dr. Victoria Mutiso. Their lawyer opposed the prosecution's request to close a miscellaneous application seeking their continued detention, citing concerns about how the case had been handled.
25 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →