[SIZE=5]Police officer, two suspects charged with murder of Nakumatt Senior Auditor[/SIZE]
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Philip Manyura, Dennis Maroko and police officer Ezekiel Onsongo at Makadara law court charged with killing of a Nakumatt Senior Auditor at Makadara Court.Photo/CAROLYNE KUBWA
June 25, 2015
CAROLYNE KUBWA
A police officer was today charged with the killing of a Nakumatt Supermarket senior auditor.
Ezekiel Onsongo, based at Runda police station, was charged alongside Philip Manyura, Nakumattās account manager, and Dennis Maroko a motorcycle (bodaboda) rider for killing James Karanja on May 7 along Mombasa road at 6 pm.
In the affidavit sworn in court, police said Karanja was shot twice in the head by Onsongo who was on a motorcycle, as he left his office while driving home. Police said the suspects did not steal anything from him. Karanja died on the spot.
Police said Karanja was killed because he sealed loopholes in the supermarketās distribution network where employees had stolen money.
Investigators suspect Karanja was killed after discovering a major scandal involving some senior managers, including Manyura.
Prosecution counsel Simon Muriuki asked the court to remand the three suspects for 12 days pending investigations, the three were arrested on Tuesday.
Muriuki told the court investigating officer need more time to conduct an identification parade and forward the firearms involved in the shooting to be examined.
He also said the officer need time to take the accusedās mobile phones to the cyber crime unit for analysis. The suspects will also be taken for a mental check up.
Makadara resident magistrate Alice Macharia who ordered the suspects to be remanded at Industrial area police station pending the investigations.
The case will be mentioned on July 9, 2015.