This archive report was first published on 25 October 2019.
On October 25, 2019, a shocking twist emerged in the investigation into the murder of Catholic priest Father Michael Maingi Kyengo, who was abducted from Machakos and later found dead in a shallow grave in Embu County.
A 46-year-old suspect, Kavinya Mwangangi, claimed to be a member of the Illuminati cult when arrested at Kategi village in Embu County on Thursday. He allegedly told detectives that he sacrificed the priest's life to join the cult and become rich.
According to the Director of the DCI, George Kinoti, detectives are further investigating the possibility of the murder being connected to a cult in which one of the suspects, Michael Mutunga, is suspected to be part of.
During the investigation, detectives found a filled application form by Mutunga to join the Illuminati Cult in September 2018, which was discovered in Mwangangi's house.
Other items recovered by detectives include blood-stained clothes, mobile phones, and SIM cards used to siphon money from the slain priest's mobile phone on the night he was murdered, as well as a notebook bearing names and phone numbers of people suspected to be members of the Secret Society Cult.
"We are following all the leads to understand what happened, the motive, and all those who were involved must face justice," said George Kinoti.
