This archive report was first published on 18 August 2019.
It has been three years since the gruesome murder of IEBC ICT manager Chris Msando, but his family is still seeking justice. The family, led by his brother Peter Msando, has accused President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga of abandoning them in their hour of need.
Speaking during a memorial service at their Lifunga rural home in Ugenya, Siaya county, the family expressed their disappointment that the handshake between the two leaders had not led to any significant progress in the investigation into Msando's murder.
"It is true that NASA led by Raila Odinga has abandoned our family after Msando's death. They have abandoned their course as well. We want them to know that we do not want handouts but justice," said Peter Msando, the family's spokesperson.
The family is also questioning why more than a year after the handshake, Msando's killers are still at large and not even a single person has been charged in court with the murder.
"Every time we go to DCI they show us files of other homicide cases, claiming ours happened the other day and we should wait,” said the family spokesman.
The family has also accused the government of refusing to accept help from the American and British embassies who had offered to investigate their son's murder.
Msando's mother, Mary Aloo, has also spoken out, accusing both Raila and President Kenyatta of failing to get her son's killers even after coming together early last year in the handshake.
"I am hurting and suffering from poor health but the leaders are happy and are not ready to help me get justice. I wish they could arrest his killers so that they can tell me why they killed Chris. I can only let go once we have the truth," said Mrs Aloo.
The family has also accused the wife of the late Chris of abandoning them, with Peter Msando saying she had moved on with her life and does not respond to their phone calls anymore.
Msando's former friend Tom Owiny has also spoken out, recalling the day he died and how he waited for him but he did not show up and his calls were not going through.
Mr Owiny claimed he still gets death threats and intimidations.
Msando's body was found in Kikuyu, off Waiyaki Way, about two kilometres from the main road a month before the August 8, 2017, General Election.
