Prosecutors want the third suspect in the murder of Monica Kimani, a Recce Squad officer put under the protection unit.
Jennings Orlando, who was charged before the Kiambu Magistrate Justus Kituku was detained for 14 days as investigations continue.
Notably, the State through, the Chief Investigating Officer, Maxwell Otieno asked the court to detain the suspect for a week.
“The suspect needs to be subjected to an identification parade, which has not been done,” Otieno in a sworn affidavit stated.
“The suspect, who indicated to the investigation team that he has crucial reports on the murder, should also be put under the protection unit investigating the case,” he added.
Reports by the Saturday Standard indicated that an identification parade organised for Friday morning at Muthaiga police station failed to happen due to technicalities.
While Jennings was waiting to appear before the magistrate, detectives from the DCI ransacked his house at the General Service Unit camp in Ruiru for clues.
Among the things police were looking for is cash suspected to have been stolen from Monica on the day she was slain, the weapon used to slit her throat, car keys and clothes.
Orlando is deemed to be the mystery man caught on CCTV cameras with Joseph Irungu driving in Journalist Jacque Maribe’s car on the night Monica was murdered.
Images of the car captured by surveillance cameras on the roads Irungu used from Dennis Pritt Road where Monica lived showed that he was in the company of another man.
It is presumed that Orlando was also at Red House Restaurant on Dennis Pritt Road together with Irungu, which is near Monica’s house on the night she was murdered.
