This archive report was first published on 3 January 2020.
On January 2, 2020, Joseph Ngigi Kiiru, 38, appeared before Molo Resident Magistrate Emanuel Soita at the Molo Law Courts.
The 38-year-old man was accused of killing his wife, Lucy Waithera, 35, in Molo town on December 29.
Prosecutor Kelvin Gitonga requested the court to detain the suspect at Molo police station for 10 days to allow for investigations, citing a pending postmortem examination and witness statements that were yet to be processed.
"The postmortem (of the victim) has not yet been done. Witness statements are also yet to be recorded," Mr Gitonga said.
The suspect, who did not take a plea, was arrested on December 31 in Tigoni, Limuru.
The matter will be mentioned on January 13.
