This archive report was first published on 30 August 2019.
A former police officer has been found guilty of manslaughter in a case that involved an alleged love triangle.
Leonard Kanari, who was accused of killing Christopher Muganda in Garden Estate in 2016, appeared before Justice Jessie Lesiit.
According to the judge, Kanari used intense force when he shot Muganda dead, who was unarmed at the time.
Lesiit ruled that there was no malice in the cause of death, as Kanari acted in self-defense after a quarrel with Muganda over a woman.
The judge also stated that the evidence which indicated that Kanari's gun was used to shoot Muganda was never challenged.
On May 26 and 27, 2016, Kanari had been charged with killing Muganda at Icon Flat, Garden estate, Kasarani.
He had initially been charged with manslaughter before a Makadara court and pleaded not guilty, but was later charged with murder.
Eda Wanjiku Kamau, Muganda's girlfriend, testified that she could hear a lot of commotion and after a while, the accused was nowhere to be found.
Lesiit reduced the murder charge to manslaughter and ruled that it was a crime of passion because Kanari was found in Muganda's house.
Kanari will be sentenced on September 17.
