This archive report was first published on 15 January 2020.
On January 15, 2020, Nakuru Principal Magistrate Bernard Mararo released Constable Saka Achimba on a Sh200,000 bond, pending a murder case against him.
Achimba, attached to the Critical Infrastructure Protection Unit at the Rongai Sub-county Police Station, is accused of attempting to kill his lover Phanis Nyabaro and her 17-year-old sister on December 28, 2019.
According to the allegations, Achimba doused the two sisters with petrol before setting them on fire at Ms Nyabaro’s shop in Rongai Sub-county.
Phanis Nyabaro sustained 18 per cent burns, while her sister sustained eight per cent.
Prosecutor Nelly Waweru urged the court to order Achimba not to interfere with witnesses, including the victims, until the case is concluded.
Mararo agreed with Achimba that the offence is bailable and also observed that the investigating officer had not opposed the bail application.
The case will be mentioned on February 17.
