Five years in the slammer for murder
Monday, October 31, 2022 | 3190 Views |
Justice Zein Kebonang
He was 44 when he committed the murder.
Xhao Xite's lucky stars showed up last Thursday when the High Court's Justice Zein Kebonang presided over the case in Gantsi. Kebonang found him guilty of murder with exceptional extenuating circumstances and sentenced him to five years in prison.
With his theme of 'Delivering on Our Promise, One Step at a Time', he sought to project an image of a focused, determined leader building a new ‘Rome’. Sadly, parts of his speech were not about laying bricks, but about settling old scores.It is deeply worrying that a head of government would use such a pivotal national address to launch another bitter broadside against the media and his political detractors. His portrayal of the...