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Judge upholds 20-year sentence for man claiming to be late Governor Gachagua's son

Jackson Kihara Gachucha, nephew of former DP Rigathi Gachagua, at the Milimani Law Courts, June 17, 2026. [David Gichuru, Standard]

The High Court has dismissed an application by a man claiming to be the son of the late Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua seeking a review of his 20-year jail sentence for robbery with violence, terming the application an abuse of the court process.

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