How Isiolo Teenager Using Her Father's Phone to Chat With Her Boyfriend Landed Her in Prison

Purity Kathure, a teenager from Isiolo, is serving a life sentence for a crime she insists she did not commit. At just 16 years old, she became embroiled in a tragic situation that began with the shocking murder of her father. 

During her school holidays, Purity overheard her mother discussing a plan to pay someone to kill her father. Disturbed by this revelation, she sought comfort from her boyfriend.

Just two days later, Purity received devastating news from her brother: their father had been brutally murdered.

Upon returning home, Purity found that the police had already taken her father's body. In the chaos, her mother allowed her to use her father’s old Nokia phone, unaware that it was a key piece of evidence in the murder case.

Purity inserted her SIM card into the phone and began using it, not knowing that it had been at the crime scene and was being traced by the police.

Two weeks later, the situation turned dire when Purity, her mother, and her boyfriend were all arrested. During her trial, her lawyer advised her to deny ever having seen the phone before, advice that would ultimately lead to her downfall.

Data from Safaricom proved that Purity had been using the phone to communicate, which contributed to her being sentenced to life in prison.

In a shocking twist, her mother was released due to a lack of evidence connecting her to the murder, while Purity was left to face the consequences.

Now, after spending 15 years in prison, Purity feels hopeless about ever getting justice or regaining her freedom.

Purity has made specific requests to prison authorities. She seeks conjugal rights for women prisoners like herself and wants them to be connected to the national power grid, as she endures many hardships in prison. 

Despite her circumstances, Purity chose not to testify against her mother during the trial, believing it was the right thing to do.