Man who gave false testimony against Kenyatta dies in crash

• Old man says he was enticed by colonial government to lie in return for favours

Advocate Mugo Mukunya said at one time in the 80’s, Macharia sued the Government seeking the manuscript on the Kapenguria saga from the defunct East African Publishing House.

However, he lost the case and the court ruled that the materials be in the custody of the State, said Mr Mukunya who represented the publishing house.

Earlier, Macharia was committed to jail for perjury when the court ruled that the affidavit he had sworn claiming he gave false testimony on Mr Kenyatta was itself perjury.

He said the colonial government had asked him to testify falsely in the Kapenguria case and had him later travel abroad with promises of better things.

Mr Kenyatta was jailed together with Achieng Oneko, Kungu Karumba, Bildad Kagia and Paul Ngei at Kapenguria over their links with the Mau Mau freedom fighters who the British considered a terrrorist group.