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"content": "of Meru County to discuss their differences, so that the deceased could stop attacking her on social media. Upon arrival at Meru Town, he was abducted and driven to Mutonga River in an area called Chiakariga in Tharaka-Nithi County. He was killed and his body thrown into River Mutonga, at a place called Mutonga Bridge, where it remained for several days undiscovered. Mr. Speaker, Sir, his disappearance was reported at Maua Police Station by the family members and investigations commenced immediately. A police file No.CR434295/2023 was opened. The body of the deceased was discovered on 6th December, 2023 by a resident of Karikithi area, at a place called Majarani, where they normally fetch water. She reported the same to the police station. Police officers from Chiakariga Police Station and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) from Tharaka South visited the scene and the unknown deceased’s body, which had some visible injuries, was retrieved from the River Mutonga on 7th December, 2023. The body was taken to Marimanti Level 4 Hospital Mortuary in Tharaka-Nithi County, where the crime happened for preservation awaiting identification and postmortem. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the relatives to the deceased managed to positively identify the said body as that of their kin, Daniel Muthiani Bernard, alias Snipper on 18th December, 2023. The same day, detectives from the Homicide Investigations, a unit in Nairobi, took over the investigations from the area police. This was because of the highly politicised and sectional emotional sentiments that were coming, and are still coming, about the commission of that grievous crime against the deceased. Therefore, we sent a team of detectives from the Homicide Unit in Nairobi to take over from the local police authorities in Meru. A postmortem was conducted by the Chief Government Pathologist, Dr. Johansen Oduor, on 22nd December, 2023. In his opinion, the cause of death was asphyxia due to ligature strangulation. Investigations have placed five accused persons at the scene of the abduction; Vincent Murithi Kirimi, Kenneth Murangiri Guantai, Christus Manyala Kiambi, Brian Mwenda and Boniface Kithinji Njuhia. These five were together with the deceased from Meru Town, all the way to Mutonga River where the body was dumped. Further, samples collected during the postmortem examination and submitted to the Government Chemist for analysis indicated that it contained Acetamiprid and cyhalothrin, systemic insecticides. Kenneth Murangiri Guantai was particularly in constant communication with Vincent Murithi alias Supuu, during the time of luring the deceased, abduction and disposal of the body. He thereafter met Vincent and the other accused persons at Makutano Suburb of Meru County after the execution of the crime. At the close of the investigations on those five, a charge of murder contrary to Section 203 as read together with Section 204 of the Penal Code was recommended against Vincent Mureithi alias Supuu, Kenneth Murangiri Guantai alias Tali, Christus Kiambi Manyala alias Chris, Brian Mwenda alias Brayo and Boniface Kithinji Njihia alias DJ Kabum. All the five accused persons were charged before the High Court at Kiambu in High Court Criminal Case E001/2024 and they all pleaded not guilty. They are remanded The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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