NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 5 – More than a fortnight since the prime suspect in the shooting of two police officers and a woman at an entertainment joint along Thika Road was denied bail and remanded to police custody pending a determination of his bond application, the court has finally granted him his wishes.
Appearing before principal magistrate Esther Kimilu at the Mililani Law courts, Dickson Mararo was released on a Sh5 million cash bail or a Sh10 million bond.
The prosecution had initially sought to oppose his release, while pleading to the court that the suspect posed a threat to witnesses.
While issuing her orders however, Kimilu directed that witnesses be placed under the witness protection agency at the same time directing that the suspect surrenders his firearm until the case is determined.
She also warned against interfering with the witnesses either directly or indirectly.
The prosecution had further argued that the investigating officer was yet to record the statement of one of the injured officers, constable Festus Musyoka who is still undergoing treatment in hospital.
In the past weeks while applying for a bail application, the suspect’s lawyer, Cliff Ombeta said that the prosecution’s argument that they needed more time to record his statement as well as conduct an identification parade was unnecessary since his client already complied with the detective’s demands.
He told the court that investigations commenced on July 2, 2021.
“When they say the suspect ran away from the scene, how does they have a bearing on this matter because the same suspect we are told presented himself by counsel or presented before them, is that a reason to hold him today? We are told he has not been processed, that is not true, they took his fingerprints and photographs in my presence,” said Ombeta.
Mararo presented himself to the DCI headquarters along Kiambu Road alongside his lawyer Ombeta after evading police capture for two days.
Two victims who sustained gunshot injuries have since been discharged from hospital while another is still in critical condition.
The victims were identified as Festus Musyoka, a police constable attached at the Starehe DCI offices while the second one was identified as Lawrence Muturi, a police constable attached at the petty crime unit at Kasarani police station.
The third victim was identified as Felictas Nzisa.
Constable Musyoka was shot on the left side of his neck, constable Muturi was reportedly shot on the hand while Nzisa was shot on the abdomen.
In the CCTV footage retrieved from the entertainment joint, Mararo was seen fleeing the scene and eventually leaving the premises using his vehicle.
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