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Police officer among two arrested over murder of city taxi driver

Stanley Collins Muthika and Kennedy Murimi Kinyua who were arrested for the murder of Evans Bikundo Moracha. (Photo: DCI)

By City Correspondent | Friday, October 27, 2023

Kinyua was found to be a police officer attached to a police station in Lang'ata who had been interdicted.

Two suspects linked with the abduction and murder of Utawala taxi driver Evans Bikundo Moracha have been arrested.

The body of Evans Moracha was recovered at River Sagana on October 14 hours after being reported missing.

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The two suspects were arrested by Nairobi Region Crime Research detectives following a night-long operation in Nyeri and Kajiado counties.

The two, Stanley Collins Muthika and Kennedy Murimi Kinyua were arrested in Nyeri's Ruringu village and Ongata Rongai in Kajiado County respectively.

Kinyua was found to be a police officer attached to a police station in Lang'ata.

The deceased's disappearance had been reported by his wife Teresa Masesi Kerubo at Mihang'o Police Station on October 14.

Kerubo reported the disappearance of her husband and his vehicle a Toyota Vitz Reg. No. KDH 833M had been missing for three days.

She reported the deceased's phone was also offline.

"It was on the same day that the Assistant Chief Githuri sub-location in Murang'a County reported to the police of an unknown male body having been found at River Sagana. The body was found naked with multiple head injuries," DCI said in a statement.

Autopsy

Police took the body to Murang'a Level 5 Hospital Mortuary for autopsy and identification through fingerprinting and analysis at the National Registration Bureau (NRB) offices.

It was later identified as that of Moracha, whose wife had just reported missing.

"The Nairobi Region crime researchers backed up by the operations unit took over and launched a manhunt for the killers. Acting on intelligence, the team went to Ruringu village on Thursday where Collins Muthike was arrested," DCi said.

Upon interrogation, the suspect led the detectives to Olekasasi in Ongata Rongai where the second suspect, Kennedy Murimi Kinyua was arrested.

"After running a profile of the second suspect, detectives found him to be a police officer based at Akila Police Station in Lang'ata," DCI said.

He, however, had been on interdiction after deserting the service.

He is of the rank of a Constable and designated as a driver at the station.

"Upon searching his house, detectives recovered the deceased's mobile phone and a stun torch which the suspect confessed to have used on his way to River Sagana where they disposed of the body," the statement read.

The two suspects have since been placed separately at Capital Hill and Kilimani Police Stations pending further interrogations.