Peter Ihuhu Gachau in court on January 23, 2019.
He is accused of killing a fellow inmate using a
hammer in 2015.
A court has issued a warrant of arrest against a
policeman who refused to testify in a murder case
where an inmate is accused of killing a fellow
prisoner.
Justice Teresia Matheka ordered Officer
Commanding Nyeri Central Police Station to
arrest Police Corporal Steven Odhiambo who
appeared in the courtroom but disappeared
shortly later.
Mr Odhiambo is the case investigating officer,
State Counsel Kennedy Magoma told the judge
while complaining about his conduct.
He was scheduled to testify against Peter Ihiuhu
Gachau, 44, who is accused of killing a former
Administration Police officer Shem Mugendi using
a hammer on August 17, 2015 at King’ong’o GK
Prison.
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Mr Gachau killed the victim following
disagreement on how to share Sh27,000 they had
collected from unsuspecting members of the
public through mobile money transfers.
The State counsel, while expressing his
frustrations, said efforts to each the policeman
were futile as he was not answering phone calls.
Source:
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