The High Court in Nairobi has convicted four men over the 2015 murder of former Kabete Member of Parliament George Muchai and three members of his security team.
The conviction marks a major development in the case, which has remained before the courts for more than a decade.
Justice Kanyi Kimondo revoked the bond terms of the four accused following their conviction, meaning they will remain in custody as they await sentencing.
Muchai was killed alongside his two police bodyguards and driver in the early hours of February 7, 2015, after their vehicle came under attack along Kenyatta Avenue near the Nairobi General Post Office in Nairobi.
The two bodyguards were Constables Samuel Kimathi Kailikia and Samuel Lekakeny Matanta, while the driver was identified as Stephen Ituu Wambugu.
The four were travelling in Muchai’s vehicle after the former MP had attended a family function when they were attacked. The incident was initially treated as a violent robbery, with firearms and other belongings reportedly taken from the victims.
The prosecution later presented evidence seeking to link the accused to the robbery and the subsequent killings, while the defence disputed the case and challenged the evidence presented against them.
The trial was heard by Justice Kimondo, with the prosecution calling dozens of witnesses and presenting evidence on the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
In September 2025, Justice Kimondo ruled that the prosecution had established a prima facie case against the four men and directed them to enter their defence.
However, three other accused persons were acquitted at that stage after the court found that the evidence against them was insufficient to require them to answer to the murder charges.
The four convicted men maintained their defence throughout the trial and denied the prosecution’s case.
In the latest ruling, the High Court found that the prosecution had proved its case against the four accused persons to the required legal standard, leading to their conviction over the deaths of Muchai, his two bodyguards and his driver.
The men will now remain in custody pending sentencing, bringing the long-running case closer to its conclusion more than 11 years after the fatal attack.
