KENYA: Venezuelan diplomat jailed in Kenya for 20 years for envoy's murder

By Edwin -

20 years in prison were handed down to Dwight Sagaray, a one-time Venezuelan envoy, after being found guilty for the killing of Olga Fonseca, who had been serving as the ambassador of Venezuela to Kenya. The verdict was delivered on July 14th, 2023.


In July 2012, less than two weeks after arriving in Nairobi, Fonseca's life was tragically cut short as she was discovered strangled in her bedroom. The authorities wasted no time in apprehending Sagaray, a former first secretary at the Venezuelan embassy, charging him with the heinous crime of murder.

The same term was given to three Kenyan nationals who were convicted of the murder in January 2023, along with Sagaray himself. 

Sagaray was accused by the prosecution of murdering Fonseca out of anger at her being at the embassy. Upset, Sagaray had found out that Fonseca would be taking his place as the mission's leader, taking away his position of authority.

Sagaray's defense insisted he was innocent, claiming he had been unjustly framed for the murder. Nevertheless, the court ultimately concluded that Sagaray's guilt was glaringly apparent, leaving no room for doubt.

There has been a significant development in the Sagaray case recently, resulting in the family of Olga Fonseca finally finding closure. This event sends a clear message that Kenya has a zero-tolerance policy


 when it comes to violence targeted at diplomats.

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