Just who killed Caroline Mwatha? This is the question many Kenyans have been asking even as many of them refute the Abortion theory.
The DCI on the other hand insists that Mwatha died as a result of a botched abortion and has infact already apprehended suspects they believe had a hand in the same.
The Suspects, Michael Onchiri, Betty Akinyi, Richard Ramoya, Alexander Gikonyo, Georgia Achieng and Stephen Maina will be held for 14 days pending completion of investigations.
The suspects were arrested on Tuesday in Dandora and later taken to the Buru Buru police station. This is according to Chief Inspector Joseph Wanjohi.
“I and my team of investigators are yet to analyse the mobile phone handsets of the suspects used at the time of the incident, the clothes they wore, murder weapons used in the incident and yet to conduct an identification parade of the suspects,” Wanjohi told the court.
He warned that the suspects could interfere with witnesses or abscond if freed on bond. Only their families and lawyers will be informed of their cells.
The suspects opposed the prosecution’s application, arguing they were not flight risks and would cooperate if released on bond.
“I’m sick and can’t run away from police. The officers already know where we are staying and there is no need of being detained,” Akinyi said.
But Makadara chief magistrate Heston Nyaga said that as much as the suspects have a constitutional right to be released on bond, the Constitution also allows their detention because they face serious charges. He also cited public interest and the suspects’ security. He ordered that Akinyi be taken for treatment.