Detectives are investigating a case in which about 500 men in Kitengela took an oath to keep secret the names of those who were involved in the killing of four cousins.
The meeting that took place more than one and a half weeks ago is alleged to have been attended by elders who threatened to curse whoever will disclose to the police the killers.
Soon after that meeting which took place in Kitengela region, Benson Melonyie Ole Mungai – the main suspect in the killings, was arrested and taken to court.
Kajiado Resident Magistrate Becky Cheloti on Friday August 27th directed that Ole Mungai remains in police custody for four more days until September 1st to allow detective to carry on with their investigations.
Judge Cheloti ordered Ole Mungai’s detention at Kitengela police station until Wednesday September 1st when she will rule whether the suspect will be released on bail or not.
The prosecution informed the court that further investigations were underway and were expected to bring more suspects to court.
Ole Mungai and others who were not brought to justice are linked to the murders of two brothers Fredrick Mureithi (30) and Victor Mwangi (25), as well as Mike George (29) and Nicholas Musa (28).
The four men were all killed on the evening of August 8th by a mob of Maasai herders who later claimed that they were cattle thieves.
Soon after the production of the sole suspect in court and a ruling made by the magistrate, the mother of the two brothers, Lucy Wanjiru, protested outside the courts the manner in which the police were handling the case.
“How can the police claim they only arrested one man in a case where four young and strong men were killed? This cannot happen because there are indications the four were killed by a larger number of people,” Lucy Wanjiru protested.
Wanjiru, who is a businesswoman based in the UK, flew into the country one week ago to bury her only two sons.
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