CCTV caught a Kenyan MP shooting a DJ in a club in Nairobi. It is unlikely that he will ever go to prison
is popular with Kenya’s gilded classes. Those unfortunate to live within earshot are less keen, and last October won a court ruling revoking its licence. But legal orders matter little to politically connected nightclub owners. Few Kenyans were surprised when-Club’s bar at seven in the morning.did find himself in a spot of bother, though, when the clip then showed him raise a pistol and shoot the club’sthrough the neck.
If history is anything to go by, a trial could take years and never reach a verdict. This is typical for members of the political elite who get themselves into trouble, a fellowsays wearily. While the press watches, judges sternly remand them into custody. But as attention wanders, they are freed pending a trial destined to remain perpetually snagged in procedure. “Babu Owino has already served his sentence,” the legislator concludes.
Kenya’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta, likes to blame corrupt judges for the absence of convictions. But lawyers say prosecutors are at least as responsible, suggesting that they leave loopholes or make blunders for defence lawyers to exploit. It is a system, cynics say, designed to benefit the government in two ways.
Second, it can be useful for the government to leave politicians squirming on a hook. Charges that have been shelved can be dusted off if a politician steps out of line, says oneIt also ensures that impunity flourishes. Beyond the usual corruption, accusations of violent crime by politicians are becoming more common. Last year anwas briefly held on suspicion of shooting her political rival’s uncle. The trial of a governor accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend in 2018 meanders on.
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