MACHAKOS,Kenya, May 26 – The prime suspect in the murder case of former National Land Commission Deputy Director of communications, Jennifer Wambua has been deemed unfit to stand trial.
The ruling was made on Wednesday, when Peter Mwangi Njenga alias Sankale was presented before High Court Judge David Kemei and expected to take plea. This however failed to happen after he was declared mentally unstable.
According to the accused’s counsel Dorine Wanja, upon a mental assessment report conducted by Dr. Ruth Korir, he was deemed incapable of taking a plea to the murder charge.
The court had on May 17 directed the accused to undergo a mental assessment .
Justice Kemei however directed that Sankale, to undergo yet another examination in three weeks time.
The matter will now be mentioned on June 22 while the suspect will be remanded at the Muthaiga police Station.
Particulars of the offence state that Njenga jointly with others not before court murdered Wambua between March 12 and 13 at Veterinary Farm Ebulbul, Kajiado county.
He was taken for mental tests and an identification parade last week ahead of Wednesday’s session.
Two other suspects in the case –Benjamin Saitoti, a boda boda rider, and David Sempuan, a herder – have been set free and placed under witness protection. They are state witnesses against Njenga.
The court was also told that Njenga has four pending cases of robbery with violence and theft.
A forensic analysis placed Njenga at the scene of the crime.
An identification parade positively identified him as the man who had been with Wambua before her body was recovered.
Wambua went missing on March 12 before her body was found in Kerarapon area, Ngong, the following day.
Njenga who was arrested on April 13 in Ebulbul in Ngong, Kajiado county has been in custody since then.
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