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The High Court in Mombasa has found three men guilty of murdering businessman Isaac Kassim Jiraw by strangling him and later pouring acid on his body in an attempt to conceal evidence.
Justice Wendy Micheni ruled that the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt that Eddlied Mandi Jilani, Charo Karisa and Makonde Ruwa were responsible for the murder, which occurred on March 18, 2018, in Lango Baya Forest, Kilifi County.
The court heard that the killing stemmed from a fraudulent scheme in which the first accused allegedly obtained more than Sh1.9 million from the Jiraw after promising to secure him a chief officer position in the Kilifi county government as well as government contracts.
Although Jiraw was interviewed for the chief officer position in the Department of Devolution, he was unsuccessful and began demanding refund of his money.
