Three police officers will face murder charges following the approval by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) on Wednesday, March 15.
ODPP's decision followed an autopsy conducted at the Garissa Provincial Hospital Mortuary, which revealed that Ibrahim Isaack Gutu had died of a gunshot wound.
According to court documents, the three police officers allegedly arrested the deceased on May 30, 2014, and bundled him into a private car belonging to one of the law enforcement officers.
It added that the officers did not book Gutu in any police station for any offence, but his body was later discovered at a thicket within the Shabana area in Garissa County.
The report was corroborated by witnesses who narrated seeing the three officers arresting the man and drove off the car towards Garissa and then turned towards Nairobi.
Gutu's distressed family went to Madogo Police Station to inquire why he had been arrested and not booked in the Occurrence Book (OB).
After two days of searching, Gutu's body was discovered by a herder who then informed other police officers.
The body allegedly had rubber bands around the neck and was already decomposing. Preliminary reports further indicated that the deceased wrist had handcuff marks.
"Their evidence does not exonerate the officers from the scene of crime as they were all within Madogo area on the night the deceased was arrested," DPP's statement read in part.
The three are expected to be arraigned for the first time to take a plea regarding the murder charges prescribed by DPP.
After court proceeding, the three officers will know their fate regarding the murder of the trader.
