The distressed USIU
couple were finally granted a cash bail of sh 300,000 each after
facing three different charges of capital offenses before a Makadara court.
But the students will
remain in custody as they await to proceed on other cases which link them to
Murder before the High court. They are suspected of murdering Sarah Aruwa
a USIU student, after kidnapping her and demanding an unidentified amount
of ransom.
Duncan Kimathi and his
girlfriend Winnie Kariuki appeared before a Makadara court last week. They denied additional charges of kidnap and
robbery with Violence, purported to have occurred within
the boundaries of their University.
SPM Timothy Okello
suspend the students bond applications for a later date of mention after
an investigating officer alarmed the court and linked Kimathi to another case
of defilement which invovled a 16 year old girl from Uganda.
The court heared that
the girl was admitted at KNH after she was found unconscious in Kiambu area,
she identified Kimathi as the suspect after publications of his charges in the
Press.
As the magistrate
suspended the case last Thursday, the 27 year old man appeared in court for
fresh charges of kidnapping and robbing Melissa Ouko outside the
gates of United States International University.
Jointly with
others not before court he was armed with dangerous weapons and robbed off
her phone and other valuables worth sh 36,000 .
Yesterday, Resident
Magistrate Esther Nyongesa heard that investigations were complete
and accommodated the couple’s bond application and their access to
witness statements.
She granted each a sh
500,000 bond with a kenyan surety of
similar amount or an alternative of cash
bail sh 300,000 . The case will be heard on August 8th this year.
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