Former Icaciri Girls Secondary School Principal Jane Muthoni and her co-accused have been jailed for 30 years each after being found guilty of murdering her husband Solomon Mwangi Mbuthi four years ago.
Nakuru High Court Judge Joel Ngugi delivered the sentence to the two on Thursday, saying that is the least the deceased deserved given the gruesome manner his death was conducted.
“I have considered all factors and found that Muthoni was a depraved vengeful person who was committed to killing her husband,” said the judge.
Ms Muthoni was on April 22 found guilty of killing Mr Mbuthi, a former principal of Kiru Boys Secondary School in Murang’a, on November 6, 2016.
She was convicted alongside her co-accused, Isaac Ng’ang’a alias Gikuyu, who was among the three hitmen she hired to eliminate her husband after she suspected him of having an affair with another woman.
The ruling, which had been slated for delivery on May 18, was postponed following a lengthy mitigation by Ms Muthoni, who pleaded for leniency from the court.
During the pre-sentence hearing before Justice Joel Ngugi, Ms Muthoni maintained her innocence and pleaded with the court for a lenient sentence.
She claimed to be the only remaining parent to her four children and sought to be released to take care of them.
Her first-born daughter, June Valentine Mbuthi, pleaded with the court to forgive her mother.
She told the court of the challenges that she and her siblings are enduring in the absence of both parents, something she said was traumatising.
