Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza has broken her silence over the murder of Meru blogger Daniel Muthiani alias Sniper.
In a video seen by the Star, Mwangaza who was in her church preaching on Sunday said her enemies have now devised a new way to attack her.
She said they have tried impeachment, court cases, and a smear campaign on her name which have all failed.
The governor said they have now come up with another way and want to include the word murder.
Mwangaza insisted that her hands are clean and it shall all go back to those who planned it all.
"Wamekuja na njia nyingine. Wamejaribu impeachment wameshindwa, wamejaribu cases wameshindwa, wamejaribu kututoa uhai wameshindwa, wamejaribu kutuharibia jina wameshindwa. Wamekuja na ingine ya juzi. Nataka kutangaza nikiwa Bishop wenu, maana mikono ya Bishop wenu ni misafi. Wanataka kuweka jina murder na tunatangaza kwamba wenye wamepanga kanisa ichafuliwe simama turudishe kwao," she said.
This loosely translates to, "They have come with another way. They tried impeachment, cases, to kill us and even spoil our name but failed. They recently came with another and I want to announce to you as your Bishop because my hands are clean. They want to include the name murder and we announce that those who planned a smear campaign against the church will go back to them."
Sniper disappeared on December 2, before his body was discovered on December 16.
An autopsy conducted on Friday by government pathologist Johansen Oduor at the Marimanti Level 4 Hospital Mortuary showed that Sniper died of strangulation.
He also had fractured ribs and showed injuries on his head which suggested that he was strangled before being thrown into a river.
Officials picked up DNA samples to confirm he was the one since his body had already decomposed.
The examination of the body showed there were no defence injuries thus raising questions on whether he was subdued to a level where he could not defend himself.