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The story of Wilson Kinywa: Rural boy who was sentenced to death, studied law, appealed the decision and secured freedom

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The story of Wilson Kinywa is a rare one. Sentenced to hang just immediately after completing his secondary school education, he fought all odds and 21 years later, he left prison as a lawyer. While speaking to a local Kenyan daily, a teary-eyed Kinywa said that the 13th of February 2019 — the day he was released from

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The story of Wilson Kinywa is a rare one. Sentenced to hang just immediately after completing his secondary school education, he fought all odds and 21 years later, he left prison as a lawyer. While speaking to a local Kenyan daily, a teary-eyed Kinywa said that the 13th of February 2019 — the day he was released from

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