DPP Directs IG Koome to Avail Blogger Sniper Murder File Within 7 Days
On Wednesday, January 3, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) announced its decision to retract a case filed at Maua Law Courts regarding the murder of Daniel Muthian Bernard, also known as Bernard.
In the miscellaneous petition E166 of 2023 submitted at Maua Law Courts, the DPP had requested to hold the primary suspect in custody until the investigations concluded.
Furthermore, DPP Renson Ingonga instructed Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome to provide the murder case file within seven days.
The DPP declared the withdrawal of the Maua application and stated the office’s intention to proceed with Miscellaneous Application No. E001 of 2024, which had been submitted to the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kiambu.
In the Kiambu application submitted on January 2, 2024, the DPP requested detention orders for 21 days while investigations into the Sniper murder case were ongoing.
“In the meantime, the DPP has Constituted a Team of Senior Prosecutors to guide the investigations,” a statement from the DPP read in part.
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The DPP also guaranteed Kenyans that those responsible would face consequences, regardless of their position in society.
“In addition, under the provisions of Article 157 (4) of the Constitution of Kenya, the DPP has directed the Inspector General of the National Police Service to forward the resultant Murder Inquiry File to his Office within 7 days from the date hereof,” DPP directed further.
He mentioned that upon receiving the file, he would examine the information and evidence included, following the guidelines of the Kenyan Constitution.
Afterward, he would provide suitable instructions regarding the issue.
An examination performed on Sniper’s body indicated that his cause of death was due to suffocation resulting from manual strangulation.
Before his death, Sniper was a critical voice in the politics of the Upper Eastern region.
Following his death, different politicians led by Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria called for speedy investigations into the case.
DPP Directs IG Koome to Avail Blogger Sniper Murder File Within 7 Days