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Widow wants Meru Governor jailed for failing to pay her Sh2m

Vincate Makena vending bread at Karumanthe in Meru. [Olivia Murithi, Standard]

A widow wants Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi committed to civil jail for failing to pay her Sh2,354,790 as ordered by court.

Resident Magistrate Tina Madowo awarded Vincate Makena, 30, the damages last November after finding the county government driver Samwel Koome Githae 80 per cent responsible for the fatal accident that claimed her husband Simon Kiunga Mwanja’s life.

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