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I was given Sh1,500 to kill priest, says suspect
Kavivya Mwangangi (left) and Solomon Mutava when they appeared before a Nairobi court on October 25, 2019, over the murder of Father Michael Kyengo Maingi. PHOTO | PAUL WAWERU | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- The priest disappeared from Thatha Parish in Machakos on October 8, only to be found dead under mysterious circumstances.
- According to the police, Father Kyengo was last seen in Kaewa while driving his vehicle but he never returned to the parish.
A suspect in the murder of Catholic priest Michael Kyengo told a magistrate how he and others killed the cleric and buried his remains in a shallow grave on the banks of a river in Kirinyaga.
Kavivya Mwangangi, who was arrested on Thursday at his Mwea home in Kirinyaga County, described to Senior Principal Magistrate Hellen Onkwani how he tied the priest’s hands and legs before he was butchered.
