This archive report was first published on 25 June 2021.
June 25, 2021, marked five years since the brutal murder of lawyer Willie Kimani. His father, Paul Kinuthia, is still fighting for justice.
Speaking at his home in Kikuyu, Kiambu, Kinuthia expressed his frustration, saying he may die before seeing justice served. At 81 years old, he is frail and ill.
“A day like today, to tell you the truth, I am not well physically. Does the government want me to die before getting justice for my son?” Kinuthia posed.
Recalling the day Willie Kimani was abducted, Kinuthia said his son had promised to buy medicine on his way back home from work. However, he never returned.
“I got high blood pressure on the day I received the news that my son’s body had been retrieved from the Ol Donyo Sabuk River in a sack. Since then, I have never been the same,” Kinuthia said.
Willie Kimani's father and his wife, Elizabeth, visited his son's gravesite, where they broke into tears. Kinuthia said seeing his son's picture on the grave brings back fresh memories of him.
