By ALEX NJERUMore by this AuthorThe nine suspects in the murder of Kamaindi chief Japheth Mayau Mukengu pleaded not guilty in court on Thursday. Justice Robert Limo directed that a social inquiry on the suspects be prepared for consideration alongside the formal bond application. OTHER KILLINGSThe chief's gruesome murder led to the killing of Chuka OCS Joseph Kinyua and a police informer at Ugweri market in Embu County on May 1. The OCS was hacked with an axe while pursuing David Ikaaba, one of the suspects in Mr Mukengu's murder. The chief, whose body was burnt after the murder, was buried at Kigatuni village on May 17.

Source: Daily Nation May 23, 2019 09:31 UTC