KDF officer recounts parents' toxic marriage in mother's murder trial

Businessman Francis Mwangi Ndirangu before Justice Robert Wananda at the High Court in Eldoret. [Lynn Kolongei, Standard]

A 23-year-old Kenya Defence Force (KDF) Officer revealed to the High Court in Eldoret about his parents' toxic marriage that ended up in his mother's murder, allegedly by his father.

While giving his evidence before Justice Emily Ominde, Sammy Ndirangu recounted several incidents when his father, Francis Mwangi Ndirangu, abused his late mother while he and his siblings watched.