A
murder suspect charged with the death of a 22-year-old university student
Joseph Lendrix Waswa who appeared before a Bungoma court to take a plea of the
murder charge has suddenly gone mad in remand prisons as he keeps yelling at
night and talking to himself during the day.
Our
source revealed Waswa is desperate and could to an extent do anything to
himself. He is said to be openly complaining that his friends have deserted him
and at times saying they are engaged in dirty money minting deals.
Waswa
appeared before deputy registrar Daisy Mutai to have the date of his plea fixed
to September 23 2014. He suspected of murdering Mitch Barasa Kibiti on August 3
2014.
The
suspect will be in remanded in Bungoma GK Prisons as he awaits the mention of
his case and taking of the plea next week.
The
suspect was arrested on September 7 2014 for allegedly having murdered the
deceased before he went hiding.
It
is alleged that the suspect had murdered the university student using his
licensed gun that was found at the scene of the incident by the police.
Court
documents signed by Onyango Oimbu, senior prosecution counsel, on behalf of the
Director of Public Prosecution Keriako
Tobiko, saw that the state will line up of 12 prosecution witnesses.
The
delay in the mention of the plea was attributed to lack of a judge to preside
over the case was but there was an assurance that the high court judge Hellen
Omondi, from Nairobi, will preside over the case as from on September 23.
Residents
of Kimilili were reported to have been involved in riots that led to the
destruction of business premises of the suspect an incident condemned by county
CID officer, Peter Mabeya.
“Am
urging the public to be patient and refrain from damaging people’s property and
also cease demonstrating as the arm of the law is going to take its course once
we are done with the investigations,” said CID Mabeya.
Speaking
to the press in his office, Mabeya said that those who are rioting and looting
people’s property in the name of demanding justice will be arrested and face
the law as it is not in order for residents to start taking law into
their hands.
Mabeya
asked political leaders to refrain themselves giving statements that incite the
public saying that the law will not spare them.
He
also appreciated the public for volunteering to give out useful information
that led to the arrest of Waswa.
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