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Maasai Man Arrested for Preparing Poisonous Medicine in Nairobi

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Nyakundi Report

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This archive report was first published on 3 December 2019.

On November 27th, 2019, a report of murder was filed at Buruburu police station, vide occurrence book number 47/27/11/2019, after a man named Harrison Maina died from complications related to consuming a poisonous medicine.

According to police, the medicine was prepared by John Kaskas Sungura, a Maasai man, who was arrested the following day.

During an arraignment at Makadara court, police were granted permission to detain Sungura for two weeks to continue investigating the case.

A post-mortem examination revealed that Harrison Maina died as a result of chemical poisoning.

The matter will be mentioned in court on December 17th.

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