Man jailed for 20 years over 2017 murder of Bishop Pius Muiru’s mother

A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of the 2017 murder of Bishop Pius Muiru’s mother, Grace Wangari Mwangi.

Ezekiel Saitabu Nakola was convicted of committing the offence on March 20, 2017 at Karega sub-location in Kigumo, Murang’a County.

The court was told that Ezekiel had been employed as a farmhand by the deceased for ten years before the incident.

“On the fateful day, the accused had strangled the deceased and buried her behind the cowshed, where the carcass of a cow had been buried a few days earlier,” the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) said in a statement.

“The top was covered with a heap of sand and banana stems. In an attempt to cover up, he continued to steal from her M-Pesa account and household items from his girlfriend’s house in Karega, Murang’a County.”

Justice Kanyi Kimondo, in issuing his ruling, noted that, by attempting to hide the body after committing the crime, the accused caused the family of the deceased immense psychological trauma, from which they’re yet to heal.

The judge ruled that, despite there being no witnesses in the case or a confession from the suspect, the prosecution proved the case beyond reasonable doubt.