A young woman who stabbed her boyfriend 22 times and killed him has shocked many by winning a beauty pageant.
Ruth Kamande was crowned Miss Langata
A woman who is accused of killing her boyfriend last year when she stabbed him 22 times has been crowned the fairest of the inmates at Lang’ata Women’s Prison, Nairobi News reports.
The report has it that Ruth Kamande, who is facing murder charges for stabbing Farid Ahmed in Buruburu Estate due to a love triangle, beat 19 other contestants to win the annual Miss Langata beauty pageant in a tough competition, which the top three were all remandees.
Also, a Tanzanian identified as Tina Martin, facing drug smuggling charges placed second as the first runners up while Susan Wairimu, whose case of robbery with violence and murder, is yet to be completed came third.
Nairobi Women’s Representative Rachael Shebesh, who was the Chief Guest, offered to pay bail for 20 inmates who are in remand but have been unable to pay bond.
They will walk free on Thursday as their cases continue in court.
“It does not make sense to remand petty offenders like these ones just because they cannot pay bail because it contributes to congestion in the prisons,” she said.
“Hopefully you will keep out of trouble as your cases continue,” she told them.
The event was organised as part of the rehabilitation programmes at the prison. Also prison officers held a parallel pageant which saw Inspector of Prisons Doreen Ombati crowned the winner.
But unlike the staff who are being awarded with trips to various tourist destinations, the inmates got nothing.