Former Officer Commanding Ruaraka police station Chief Inspector Nahashon
Mutua at Milimani law where he’s going to faces murder charges.
BY SAM ALFAN.
Machakos OCS who is accused of murdering a suspect in a police cell nearly
two years ago, on Friday presented himself before the High Court.
Former Officer Commanding Ruaraka police station Chief Inspector Nahashon
Mutua was however not required to plead to the murder charges.
He will be formally charged on Wednesday October 7, 2015.
He will be charged with the murder of Martin Koome Manyara on December 19,
2013 at Ruaraka Police station.
Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko had approved the charge
against Mutua in August following investigations by the Independent
Policing Oversight Authority.
Mutua was the commander of Nairobi’s Ruaraka Police Station when the
incident occurred but he has since been transferred to Machakos.
He told Justice Roselyn Korir that he only learnt of the charges recently
as the summons had been served at his former office.
The civilian body found out that Manyara was beaten at the station and
sustained serious injuries that caused his death.
Manyara had been arrested on allegations of threatening to kill his
daughter.
IPOA claims he was hit several times with a rod and his head immersed in
water after which he was locked up in the cells overnight despite his
injuries.
Manyara was taken to Kenyatta National Hospital the following but he died
day from where he died,” according to a statement by IPOA’s Public
Relations Officer Dennis Oketch.
The killing sparked protest on Outer Ring Road on June 17, 2013.
On August 24, the ODPP directed the police boss be arrested and charged
with the murder.
