This archive report was first published on 18 November 2019.
Published on November 18, 2019, a court had ordered Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Major Peter Mugure to pay Ksh75,000 for the upkeep of his children.
However, the man suspected of killing his estranged wife and two children had been plotting the murders after the court ordered the Ksh75,000 be deducted from his salary each month.
Although the army man contested that the two children were not his, DNA results indicated that Mugure had sired the children.
Police revealed that Mugure had paid the money for only three months before he had been complaining to friends about the court arrangement.
Major Mugure had asked his estranged wife Joyce Syombua to bring their children to Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki so that they could catch up before their daughter's birthday on November 1.
According to Syombua's mother, Elizabeth Malombe, Mugure's relatives were opposed to their marriage, which was a source of trouble in their union.
Her close friend, Farrizanah Katengu, told journalists that Mugure had not seen his children for a long time and had once denied siring Michael, prompting the mother to seek legal intervention for child support.
“A DNA test showed that he was the biological father of Shanice and Prince Michael. He was ordered to pay for the children’s food and school fees,” said Farrizanah.
