A Film on Tom Cholmondeley To Be Released Tomorrow

 

Tomorrow, Tuesday August 5th, AfriDocs presents Justin Webster’s movie Last White Man Standing, the Kenyan story of Tom Cholmondeley, heir to one of the largest estates in Kenya and the Lord Delamere title who was accused of the murder of black poacher, Robert Njoya, on his land.

Screened every Tuesday night on ED (DStv channel 190) and GOtv (channel 65), the AfriDocs stream will be seen in 49 countries by satellite, and terrestrially to an additional 100 cities in 8 countries. Cholmondeley’s murder trial began on 25 September 2006. On 7 May 2009, he was acquitted of murder, but found guilty of manslaughter. He was sentenced to serve 8 months in prison and was released on 23 October 2009.

The film shows how the trial unfolded through the eyes of Serah Njoya, the victim’s widow, Tom Cholmondeley, his girlfriend and family, and the witnesses and lawyers, friends and observers, and reaches conclusions about what happened on the fateful day, as well as what this means for Kenyans.

 

 

 

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