- Police said Murega Baichu was summoned and grilled for hours Sunday at the Meru DCI office as part of the ongoing probe into the murder.
- He was accompanied by lawyers when he appeared before a team probing the incident which has sparked protests in the area.
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Police on Sunday questioned the husband to Meru governor Kawira Mwangaza even as investigations into the murder of blogger Daniel Muthiani Benard alias Sniper continue.
Police said Murega Baichu was summoned and grilled for hours Sunday at the Meru DCI office as part of the ongoing probe into the murder.
He was accompanied by lawyers when he appeared before a team probing the incident which has sparked protests in the area.
A woman, Miriam Guantai was also grilled in the probe on Monday, officials said.
Eastern Region DCI coordinator Lenny Kisaka confirmed the grilling and added investigations are progressing well. Details on what they were asked were scanty but sources said this is part of the ongoing probe which has so far seen eight suspects being detained.A team from Nairobi, Meru and Embu is investigating the murder.
Eastern Region DCI coordinator Lenny Kisaka confirmed the grilling and added investigations are progressing well.
Details on what they were asked were scanty but sources said this is part of the ongoing probe which has so far seen eight suspects being detained.
A team from Nairobi, Meru and Embu is investigating the murder.
Mwangaza has denied knowledge in the murder of Sniper and demanded transparent and fair probe into the murder.
The prosecution on Friday January 12 asked a Kiambu High Court for a continued detention of the five suspects in connection with the murder for a further 14 days to allow the police to conclude their investigations.
The prosecution wants Kenneth Mutua Matiri, Fredrick Muruiki Kiugi, Franklin Kimathi, Timothy Kinoti and Murangiri Kenneth Guantai be detained as police continue their investigation into the criminal offence of murder contrary to Section 203 as read with Section 204 of the Penal Code following the brutal murder Sniper, aged 33, on December 16, 2023.
The prosecution, through Evelyn Onunga, argued that releasing the suspects at this point would compromise the integrity of the ongoing investigations and interfere with witnesses.
In her application, she urged the court to balance the right to liberty of the suspects against the interest of justice, peace, and security in the circumstances of the case.
The suspects were arrested in Meru town by detectives from the Homicide Investigation Department at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations on January 4, 2024, and booked at various police stations within Nairobi and Kiambu.
The ruling will be delivered on Monday, January 15, 2024.