- It started as a small argument between Margaret Nyatuka and her college roommate, but ended in a tragic event that no one could have expected
- Nyatuka was a student at a college in Nakuru where he studied automotive engineering and lived with his best friend also from his town
- Preparing to finish his sentence in March 2026, Nyatuka says he hopes for a second chance and dreams of going back to school to rebuild his life.
It all started as a small quarrel between Margaret Nyatuka and her roommate, but in the heat of the moment, one lost his life and the other his freedom.
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Nyatuka explained that on the day of the incident, tension arose between him and his roommate regarding the payment of rent for their private room and their argument led to a fight that changed the course of his life.
Speaking to Simon Kibe on Jamba TV, the student who is expected to finish his sentence next month said that his roommate hit him first and he responded to defend himself and to luck badly he fell on the floor.
“I didn’t think that I pushed him badly, because he was bigger than me. When he was on the floor, I even needed him to be able to wake up and come to hit me because that’s what he wanted. However, he didn’t wake up. I left the room and came back later. I found him still lying on the floor, then I started to worry,” he said.
Nyatuka said he tried to check on his roommate and found that he was unresponsive.
“I ran to the neighbors to ask for help to take him to the hospital. The neighbors asked what happened, but I didn’t reveal it for fear of my life. We took him to the hospital, and he was put on oxygen,” he explained.
However, his roommate was pronounced dead a few hours later, and Nyatuka was arrested.
Why was Nyatuka imprisoned for 5 years for murder
According to the student, he was immediately arrested and charged with the murder of his friend. He admitted his mistake.
In retrospect, the woman wishes she could have handled the crisis differently to avoid her friend’s death.
“The family of the deceased also forgave me, and this was important in reducing my sentence,” he said, adding:
“Although they forgave, the real change is forgiving myself. I remember when the incident happened, I would have nightmares, and I can’t work well. But I’m thankful that I was only imprisoned for five years.”
The woman now expects to finish her sentence in March 2026 and hopes to rebuild her life. He is hoping to get help going back to school.
A Nyeri man is released after his grandmother confessed to lying in her testimony
Elsewhere, kone ijana from Nyeri was released recently after his grandmother, who was the main witness for the prosecution, admitted to lying in her testimony.
Edwin had been found guilty of abusing his cousin after his grandmother claimed to be a witness to the crime.
However, he later admitted to lying, and Edwin is now free.
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