Former forger who shapes ex prisoners

By Linah Benyawa

He would always be found on the court corridors either with suspects, court clerks or even prosecutors conducting ‘court business’. He was not an employee of the Judiciary and neither was he a police officer, but he was a permanent figure in the corridors of Justice in the Mombasa Law Courts.
John Nyamwea, 50, was a master forger and had helped dozens of suspects walk to freedom after issuing them with fake documents to use as bond.