Lawyer Assa Nyakundi has been charged with manslaughter at Kiambu Law courts on Friday afternoon.
The lawyer who admitted to shooting his son is expected to take a plea at Kiambu Law Courts before moving to Makadara Law Courts.
He was arraigned in court on Friday after he was discharged from Nairobi Hospital where he had been receiving treatment for a high blood pressure complication.
Nyakundi shot his son Joseph Nyakundi on March 17, on their way home from church.
Joseph was later pronounced dead on arrival at the Aga Khan hospital.
According to the a statement recorded, Nyakundi is said to have fired the shot accidentally from inside the car.
Read: Lawyer Assa Nyakundi Discharged From Nairobi Hospital, To Appear In Court
However, investigations by the DCI divulged that the shot was fired from outside the car.
Speaking to Nation, Nyakundi asserted that going to prison could never be likened to him losing his son.
He also maintained that the shooting was an accident contrary to an autopsy report that showed that the deceased was shot from outside following an altercation.
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