Many times we are told not to judge a book by its cover because we really don’t know the contents inside. following this saying, we should not always rush to pass judgment on people or situations before we deeply understand the subject matter.
But you will agree with me that sometimes it is difficult to understand a book even when the cover is not there. There are some people who would live an open book life and you wouldn’t understand them.
It is the same case with Lawyer Assa who claimed to have shot his son accidentally while trying to holster the gun. Although investigations show he lied, his life history would make you think he did not lie.
we first need to understand who is Assa Nyakundi first before we pass judgement on him. what kind of relationship existed between him and son, his family background and career life. Here is who Assa is according to his younger brother Bishop Eliud Nyakundi
Assa Nyakundi was raised in a wealthy religious family, son to Rev Michael Nyakundi, with most of his family members holding top positions in the church. you would be surprised if I tell you that Assa is not only an advocate but a senior figure in the church.
Besides being an advocate, Assa is a deacon at International Christian Centre while his brother Eliud is an executive member of the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK).
Eliud said he cannot find a reason that could have made his brother to intentionally shoot and kill his son.
“We are children of the clergy and we have been raised in a Christian environment. On the flipside, we are an educated family by any standards, not struggling financially and no career frustrations. We were raised beyond the village life and our father taught us to go out there and manage our world,” said Eliud, the eighth born in their family.
The 60-year-old Assa is the fourth born in a family of 12. Three of his brothers are in the USA.
CHAPLAIN
One of the brothers, Titus, is also an advocate and a chaplain at Mount Kenya University.
“I am travelling to Nairobi so that we can discuss this issues in detail,” said Eliud.
Assa has been handling high profile criminal cases and the family feared he could be a soft target and urged him to get a gun.
He is representing in court Nyeri Magistrate Pauline Omungala, who is accused of killing her husband, Robert Chesang.
He is also in the defence team for three Chinese nationals who were in January arrested for illegal possession of wildlife trophies.
According to the family, he has been a
Career Life
Assa Nyakundi is graduate of the University of Nairobi, Assa has been in private practice since 1985.
“For all this time, he has handled his firearm well and at no single time did he misuse it. He is a person of stable mind and does not suffer anger or annoyance,” said Eliud.
The city lawyer has four children — the eldest daughter is married in Ireland while the other one is in Denmark.
ASSA HAS NO KNOWN HISTORY OF DISPUTE
The family explained that there is no known dispute between Assa and his late son and that the fact that the 29-year-old Joseph was still living in his parents’ house when he had options to move out tells of a good relationship in the family.
Assa’s one wife, Lydia, is a high school teacher in Kiambu County.