Police informer Peter Ngugi contested the production of a key piece of evidence in the case about the murder of lawyer Willy Kimani, his client, and a taxi driver.
On Monday, October 7, the nation was shocked by Ngugi's confession that detailed how Kimani and his three associates were trailed, kidnapped, held captive and later brutally murdered.
According to John Kamau, a reporter with The Standard newspaper who attended the court session and spoke with this writer, the new piece of evidence, in the form of a video and audio recording, was supposed to substantiate the confession made by Ngugi on October 7.
Senior Officer Joseph Muindi, in his submission, told the court that he used a digital camera to Ngugi's recollection of what transpired that fateful night.
Ngugi contested the decision to play the material in court, citing the right not to incriminate himself.
The hearing that was before High Court Judge Justice Jessi Lessit was adjourned to 9am on Wednesday, October 9.
In Ngugi's confession was read before Justice Lessit on October 7. The police informer narrated how he met Fredrick Leliman, a police officer and his co-accused in the ongoing murder case in April 2016 through his friend, Mlolongo OCS Stephen Lelei.
“During my visit to the OCS, I came to know officer Leliman. In 2016 while at Mlolongo Police Post Canteen, Leliman approached me and told me he needed some assistance from me,” stated Ngugi.
He went on to disclose that Leliman later on sought his help in getting hold of Josephat Mwenda, whom he wanted dead because of reporting him to the Independent Police Oversight Authority over a shooting incident.
Leliman allegedly told Ngugi that the case against him was being heard on June 23, 2016, and that he had no other option but to eliminate the complainant.
Lawyer Kimani, who was Mwenda's client, and the taxi driver who had transported them were murdered and their bodies dumped in a river.
