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Mombasa school principal to contest murder charge

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St Augustine Preparatory School Head teacher Kesi Sara. PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT | NMG

A private school headteacher and four employees facing a murder charge as a result of the death of a pupil crushed by a school bus plan to challenge their prosecution.

Instead, the five want the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to open an inquest into the matter.

Through their defence lawyers Gikandi Ngibuini, Francis Kadima and William Wameyo they termed the charge against them as ridiculous.

“I urge the office of the DPP to open an inquest and not to charge (these) people with murder, it is a waste of time,” said Mr Gikandi.

St Augustine’s Preparatory School head Kesi Sara, bursar Venant Mwaliko, Valdi Mbadi, mechanic Abednego Fundi Mwendwa and bus conductor Charo Kazungu Charo have been charged with the murder of six-year-old Jeremy Masila but they are yet to take a plea.