Two individuals have been Monday charged with homicide earlier than Kiambu Excessive Court docket in reference to the homicide of Meru based mostly blogger Daniel Muthiani Bernard Alias Sniper.
Vincent Murithi Kirimi Alias Supuu O’mioro and Murangiri Kenneth Guantai Alias Tali have been charged with homicide opposite to Part 203 as learn with Part 204 of the Penal Code (Cap. 63) after the psychological assessments decided that they have been each match to face trial.
Guantai is a brother and bodyguard to Meru governor Kawira Mwangaza.
They pleaded not responsible earlier than Girl Justice Dorah Chepkwony and will likely be remanded at Industrial Space Remand Jail pending submitting a bail software by the protection and a subsequent response by the prosecution.
It’s alleged that the accused individuals, on various dates between December 2, 2023 and December 6, 2023 at River Mutonga in Ciakariga Sub-County inside Tharaka Nithi County, collectively with others not earlier than courtroom, murdered Daniel Muthiani Bernard Alias Sniper.
The courtroom directed the Probation and Aftercare Service to conduct a social inquiry and file a pre-bail report inside 14 days.
The matter will likely be talked about on February 29, 2024.
On Friday, police recovered the car that was used to abduct the Sniper and later dispose his physique at Mutonga River in Chiakariga space of Tharaka Nithi.
The homicide occurred on December 2, 2023.
The identification and subsequent restoration of the car, a silver Toyota Premio adopted thorough forensic evaluation of essential leads, which pointed to a residential place at Cover space of Kithoka, Meru county.
Within the newest institutions, the investigating group has recognized Supuu as the motive force who employed the car on the date of abduction and ugly homicide of Sniper, ferrying different three occupants together with Brian Mwenda, Christus Manyara Kiambi and Boniface Kithinji Njihia alias DJ Kaboom.
Additional investigations are ongoing with the Murder group working expeditiously on the case.Â
Sniper disappeared on December 2, 2023 earlier than his physique was recovered dumped in a thicket on the banks of River Mutonga in Tharaka Nithi county on December 16.
Chief Authorities pathologist Johansen Oduor who carried out the postmortem on December 22 mentioned the deceased was tortured earlier than being strangled.
He additionally had fractured ribs.
Police say Supuu lured the deceased by means of a cellphone name that the county boss needed to fulfill him for truce earlier than he travels from his residence at Kabuitu in Igembe South.
In keeping with investigators, the deceased was lured by the 5 suspects by means of a cellphone name alleging that Governor Mwangaza needed to fulfill him.
She was nevertheless not within the workplace and reviews say she didn’t meet him.
A Kibera courtroom had directed Boniface Githinji, Brian Mwenda, and Grace Kathambi be individually held at Gigiri police station or some other station pending investigation.
The matter shall be talked about on January 29, 2024.
Mwenda, is a bodaboda rider in Meru.
He was arrested on the outskirts of Gachanka village, Ntima East division in North Imenti.
Police from DCI on January 6 stormed and pitched tent on the residence of governor Mwangaza in Milimani property, cordoning it off for the higher a part of the day.
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