Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) have cornered and arrested a suspect linked to the murder of his employer in Murang’a County on September 22, 2022.
The suspect was waylaid in Ruiru while seeking employment at one of the firms based in the area.
“Acting on crucial intelligence leads, Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) detectives yesterday (Monday, June 10, 2024) cornered the murder suspect at the premises of a security firm based in Ruiru, where he was seeking employment,” DCI’s statement released on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, read in part.
How it happened
According to DCI, the suspect identified as Fred Cheluba Murunga committed the heinous act on September 22, 2022, while serving as the deceased farmhand.
He worked for the deceased for one month before hacking him to death at his home located at Kerandi village in Kigumo, Murang’a County.
The report booked at Ngonda Police Station indicated that on the fateful morning, the suspect sent a 12-year-old grandchild of the late Mzee Paul Njuguna Kamau to a nearby shop, and while he was away, turned against his employer with a machete, DCI explained.
“The minor raised alarm, drawing the attention of the villagers who thronged the homestead. Jointly with the local police who had also learnt of the incident, the responders broke into the kitchen only to stumble upon Mzee’s body soaked in blood, stiff and lifeless. Beside him lay the suspected murder weapon, a machete.
“Enraged neighbours who bayed for Cheluba’s blood searched for him unsuccessfully. Not only was he missing, but so were the deceased’s motorcycle and mobile phone,” DCI’s statement detailed.
Following the incident, DCI launched a manhunt for the suspect and trailed his phone to Eldoret. Investigations established that he sold the deceased phone and motorbike in Eldoret before taking off.
“Taking up the case, Kigumo DCI officers activated manhunt for the killer farmhand, with preliminary investigations revealing that the deceased’s motorbike and mobile phone were sold out in Eldoret.”
He was however after 20 months of hiding while seeking employment.
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