Cape Town - Keiyan police have revealed the harrowing account of political blogger Augustus Mutuku Mwathe’s death as told by his partner.
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the death of Mutuku, who died following an attack on February 2, Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) reported on Thursday night via Twitter.
Mutuku was described as “an influential political blogger, strategist and grass-roots mobiliser”.
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the death of Augustus Mutuku Mwathe, who died after being attacked by unknown assailants on February 2, 2021.
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) June 24, 2021
The DCI said that Mutuku “met his death after allegedly falling out with an aspiring candidate for a political seat in Kibwezi, in the forthcoming general elections”.
Kibwezi is located roughly 195km south-east of the capital Nairobi.
Aspiring politician Amos Kyondu, Administrative Police (AP) officer attached to the Critical Infrastructure Protection Unit (CIPU) Abdullahi Wako, and Abed Musembi, an employee of Kenya Power and Lighting Company, were arrested in connection with the death.
Mutuku is said to have called his romantic partner and informed her it would not be long until he was home from Club DK in Mlolongo, just outside Nairobi. Musembi was allegedly driving him home.
Mutuku’s partner repeatedly tried to call him when he did not arrive home. She received a phone call the following morning when he was at Shalom Hospital in Athi River, south-east of Mlolongo.
A citizen had transported the critically injured Mutuku to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Mutuku’s partner found him “in pain, complaining of severe abdominal pain, inflicted during the assault”, before his death.
International Justice Mission (IJM) Kenya stated on June 23 that “from our casework experience, murder trials, especially those involving police officers, take an average of five years to conclude”.
From our casework experience, murder trials especially those involving police officers take an average of five years to conclude, we call upon the justice actors in the Judiciary, @ODPP_KE , @DCI_Kenya, LSK and @IPOA_KE to work closely to resolve such cases in a short time.
— IJM Kenya (@IJMKenya) June 23, 2021
IJM is a global organisation aimed at protecting poverty-stricken people from violence, and does so through “rescuing victims, bringing criminals to justice, restoring survivors to safety and strength, and helping local law enforcement build a safe future that lasts”.
African News Agency (ANA)