- The murder trial of Multimedia University student Sylvia Kemunto began in Kibera Courts, with emotional testimony from the family and witnesses
- Kemunto’s mother broke down in court recounting her daughter’s disappearance, while Judge Diana Rachel Kavedza stopped the case
- A key witness in custody testified that Mutinda confessed to killing Kemunto on April 3, 2025, giving a gruesome account of the act
- Testimony from university students detailed the discovery of Kemunto’s body and the suspect’s actions
The murder trial of Multimedia University student Sylvia Kemunto, who was killed in 2025, began at the Kibera Courts.
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The tense hearing was filled with emotional testimony from witnesses who linked the defendant to the crime.
Eric Philip Mutinda, who has denied killing Kemunto, is accused of killing the student after she reportedly rejected his sexual advances.
Why did Judge Kavedza stop the case?
The trial on Monday, January 26, was presided over by Judge Diana Rachel Kavedza, who oversaw eight prosecution witnesses taking the stand.
Their case described the events surrounding Kemunto’s death and how his body was handled while his family sought justice for the murder.
The first testimony came from Kemunto’s mother, whose grief was evident when she narrated her daughter’s disappearance.
As he recounted his last interaction with his daughter, he paused for a moment in the case, leaving the courtroom sad.
Judge Kavedza pleaded with court officials to help him as he continued to cry over the tragedy that took away his son.
“Let him get out of here. Leave with him for a short time, then come back. Just let him cry; leave with the tissue,” Judge Kavedza said as he was led outside.
The prosecution, led by Christine Timoi, relies on this evidence as well as physical evidence to build its case.
Did Mutinda confess to killing Kemunto?
A key witness, a friend of the accused under witness protection, told the court that Mutinda called him on April 3, 2025, and confessed to the murder.
The witness revealed that Mutinda was open about what he did to the young student, refusing to reveal whether he had any help in committing the heinous act.
“He told me that he had strangled Sylvia by the neck. The conversation I had with Eric on April 3, he called me and said he was the one who killed Sylvia by strangling her, packed her in a box and took her to his room using the door behind Block B which has CCTV. I was surprised because it is not an easy thing to do,” the witness revealed.
Kemunto’s roommate also testified, recalling that he had left the university room to attend church on March 30 and returned to find it damaged.
“When I got to the room, it was locked. I opened it with my key. I didn’t see Sylvia. The room was messy. Buckets of soapy clothes were scattered on the floor. Her bed was messy, clothes, buckets of wet clothes,” he told the court.
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Another student gave more insight, saying he saw Mutinda struggling to carry a green box down the stairs that same day.
Later that evening, he accompanied Kemunto’s roommate to identify the body, which was identified by the clothes.
The fourth witness, Mutinda’s roommate, described finding the accused leaning his head on the box believed to be used to transport the body, adding that the suspect was using it as a pillow.
The trial is scheduled to continue on March 16, 2026, with eight more witnesses expected to testify.
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