Machakos Governer Dr Alfred Mutua who a young man accused of killing his cousin was sentenced to death by a Nairobi court today.
BY SAM ALFAN.
A young man accused of killing a relative of Machakos Governor Dr Alfred Mutua during a robbery with violence at Golden Gate in South B in Nairobi County was today sentenced to death by a Nairobi court.
Senior Principal Magistrate Charity Oluoch convicted the accused Daniel Kihungi Njeri, alias Daddy, saying he was properly identified by witnesses during police parade as one of the armed gang who violently robbed Daniel Kyalo Mwanzo on March 21, 2013 at Golden Gate in South B.
While passing sentence the magistrate said that one of the victims Lawyer Monica Wanjiru had positively identified the accused as one who was armed with a gun during the robbery.
During evidence in chief Wanjiru had told the court she was the first victim of the three man gang that killed Mwanzo on March 21, 2013 at Golden Gate in South B.
The lawyer told the court that she identified the accused at the police parade and also in the court during the trial of Mr Daniel Kihungi Njeri, alias Daddy, who is charged with attempted robbery and
killing Mr Mwanzo at Golden Gate, South B.
She said the gunmen commandeered her car before getting involved in an accident and later shot Mr Mwanzo dead as she watched.
The lawyer said she was returning home from work at around 6pm and she was about to drive into her compound when three men attacked her at the gate.
The thugs, she said, were all armed with pistols and was banging on the sides of her car before one of them yanked a side door open and ordered her to the back seat but she refused and was punched on the nose.
She said her phone was snatched and a gang-member went for the car key which was still lodged in the ignition chamber.
The witness said she managed to escape and saw them start the car and attempt to speed off, but it rolled in the middle of the road and they all got out.
Ms Wanjiru said a white car approached and the thugs tried to stop it, but the driver sped off shortly before a Range Rover appeared and the driver slowed down.
“The men pointed guns at the driver and told him to stop,” the witness said. She said she heard gunshots and saw the vehicle accelerate before it hit a wall.
Investigating Officer Mr John Shegu in his final evidence in the case said on the material day he and other police officers were called to rushed at the scene of robbery. He said they took the deceased to Mata Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
