Former Juja MP George Thuo was poisoned, court rules as 6 found guilty of his murder

Paul Wainaina Boiyo, Christopher Lumbasio Andika, Andrew Karanja Wainaina, Samuel Kuria Ngugi, Esther Ndinda Mulinge and Ruth Vanessa Irungu will now have to mitigate before the court sentences them.

Justice Roselyne Korir ruled on Friday that the prosecution has proved its case against the six persons.

"It' is my findings that the prosecution has proved its case... each accused is convicted accordingly," ruled the judge.

The court further cancelled their bail since they were all out on cash bail.

The court noted that the MP died after his drink was poisoned at Porkies club in Thika.

According to the court, the prosecution had proved its argument that traces of pesticide was found in Thuo's body thereby dismissing allegations that he was poisoned somewhere else.

The court further noted that the first, second, third and fourth accused persons sat with the MP on the material date and that no evidence was given to the court to show that they left the table.

According to the judge, the four had the opportunity to tamper with the drink.

The court further dismissed the submissions by the sixth person who argued that she bought the MP a drink as a sign of friendship.

Vanessa Irungu had told the court that she went to Porkies looking for change of Ksh.1,000 and thereafter saw the MP, hugged him and then bought him a drink.

The court, however, questioned her motive and wondered whether the hug was a Judas hug referring it to "kikulacho kinguoni mwako."

"Was the hug of the sixth person the Judas kiss... evidence showed that she was a regular customer and she would be given the change even without buying a drink for the MP," the court said.

Boiyo is the proprietor of Club Porkies in Thika where the MP was poisoned while Lumbasio was a friend of the late Thuo.

Ndinda is the waitress who allegedly served Thuo while Vanessa is the woman reveller who bought Thuo a beer before his death.