After the arrest and detaining of six suspects in the Blogger Daniel Muthiani alias Sniper’s Murder, the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) has finally settled on two prime suspects among them. Kawira Mwangaza’s brother in the murder.
According to evidence found by the ODPP, the office has settled to charge Kawira Mwangaza’s brother and one other suspect as to be the ones directly linked to the disappearance and finally murder of the blogger.
In a statement released by the ODPP on Thursday, the prosecution noted that the department had received files from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for inquiry and advice regarding the case.
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Upon thorough perusal and analysis of the facts presented in the documents, the office concluded that there was enough evidence to prefer murder charges on Vincent Murithi Kirimi alias Supuu and Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza’s brother, Murangiri Kenneth Guantai alias Tali.
“The director of public prosecutions (DPP) is satisfied that there is sufficient evidence to sustain the charge of murder against Vincent Murithi Kirimi alias Supuu and Murangiri Kenneth Guantai alias Tali.”
This comes after DCI arrested Meru governor Kawira Mwangaza’s brother and five other suspects linked to the murder of Sniper on January 5th.
The two prime suspects will be arrained in court at a later date as will be advised by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution as they will remain in custody.
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“The ODPP undertakes to prosecute the matter expeditiously, and shall upon completion of the investigations issue appropriate directions.”
Evidence collected by the detectives so far indicate that Sniper had travelled from his home in Igembe South to Meru town to meet the suspects before he was reported missing.