BY SAM ALFAN.
A drunk-driver who rammed into a three-wheeler taxi popularly known as tuk tuk and a matatu killing six people will remain in custody for seven days as police investigate the matter.
Cosmas Mutembei Kauma will be detained for seven days following an application by the police seeking more days to complete the probe.
Mutembei was driving a Toyota Prado when he rammed on the three-wheeler on Eastern Bypass on Sunday morning.
A Ruiru magistrate allowed application by chief inspector Samir Adhuman Yunus who said he was investigating Mutembei for causing death by dangerous driving.
The court heard that the driver caused the death of six people on October 30, at about 0645 hours.
The police believe that the time of the said accident, the driver was under the influence of alcohol.
The court further heard that the said accident involved a tuk tuk and a Toyota matatu in which 5 passengers aboard of the said tuktuk succumbed to injuries and two passengers who aboard the Toyota matatu were seriously injured and currently admitted at Kenyatta University Referral hospital.
The officer told the court that blood samples of the driver were taken for onward transmission to the government chemistry for toxicology report and analysis which will not be ready in less than 14 days.
“There’s a need to have more time in order to conduct a postmortem to establish the true cause of death of the accident victims,” said the officer.
According to the officer, two of the deceased persons are yet to be identified and they need more time to liaise with the Registrar of Persons bureau.
Court also heard that the officers are yet to establish the registered owner of the said Prado which was driven by Mutembei and they are also yet to establish if the vehicles involved in the accident were insured as of the time of the accident.
