Nicholas Cheruiyot Koskei, a senior UN official, on Thursday faced murder charges in Naivasha High Court for allegedly killing his wife.
The man is reported to have checked into a popular hotel in Gilgil, Nakuru county, with his wife Rhoda Mumbi Mutua.
According to a witness in the case, Koskei, who arrived at the hotel with his wife, insisted on a room with a bathtub.
While testifying before Judge Richard Mwongo, a receptionist, Joseph Kadonyo, told the court the accused explained that his wife loved bathing in tubs and hence the demand.
“I was left in shock when around 10 pm, we were called that the body of the wife to the accused had been found in the tub,” he revealed.
Ambrose Mapesa, a waiter who had met Koskei at the room's entrance, disclosed that he was sweating and panting minutes before the body was recovered.
He, however, quickly defended himself saying he had been jogging and could not get the wife to open the door for him.
The situation raised suspicion prompting security personnel to forcefully break into the room.
“The two had been drinking at the hotel's balcony for some time before they retreated to their room where the body of the woman was found hours later,” stated Mapesa.
The court is set to visit the hotel where the body of the mother of two was found.
