Murder convict Ruth Kamande graduates with law degree

Ruth Kamande, known for her involvement in the murder of her boyfriend Farid Mohammed in 2015, has made headlines once again after graduating with a law degree from Kamiti Prison.

Kamande, who was convicted of the brutal killing and sentenced to death, has since had her sentence commuted to life imprisonment.

Her case became well-known due to the details of the crime, where she claimed to have acted in self-defense following an assault by her boyfriend.

However, the court found that her actions were not justified and she was convicted of murder.

In a significant development, Kamande, who was also crowned Miss Lang'ata Women Prison in 2016, has now earned her law degree while incarcerated.
 
"We are here to celebrate this new chapter with a new story in which all of you have participated in rewriting it," she said in her speech at the graduation ceremony.

"We are not only here to celebrate graduands from the University of London but graduands who have successfully studied law behind bars. Graduands who are well transformed, rehabilitated, and reformed." 

Her case has sparked discussions about the rights of victims of domestic violence and the legal defence of battered women syndrome.