Lawrence Warunge, a 22-year-old Mount Kenya University student, who confessed to killing five people in January, is still unfit to stand trial.
Appearing before Chief Magistrate Patricia Gichohi, the prosecution counsel Christine Mbevi told the magistrate at the Kiambu Law Courts that the accused is still mentally unfit to stand trial and is still under medication.
“The suspect is expected at Mathari hospital on March 5 for a review. We are seeking more time, preferably [until] March 15, when we will update the court on his status,” Ms Mbevi said.
Last month, the suspect who is being held at Industrial Area Remand Prison was once again declared unfit to stand trial after a psychiatric report was presented before Gichohi.
Lawrence’s girlfriend, Ms Sarah Muthoni, who was his co-accused in the case was acquitted on January 26 and is now a State witness. Her release came after the prosecution’s application to turn her into a State witness was adopted by the court in the bid to unravel the murder mystery.
Lawrence is accused of killing his father Nicholas Njoroge Warunge, his mother Ann Wanjiku, their adopted nephew Maxwell Njenga, his brother Christian Njenga Njoroge and farmhand James Kinyajui Wambaa.
