A Nairobi Court has ordered that a Police officer accused of murdering his colleague in a cold blood be detained in police cells until tomorrow at 2PM when the court will rule on an application to detain him for 14 days pending investigations.
The suspect in the murder, Ezekiel Kipkoech Tarus attached at VIP protection CEO Safaricom is being investigated for the murder of Raphael Kimuli Wambua a police officer attached at Central Bank of Kenya.
Preliminary investigations proved that on February 23, 2025 the deceased Raphael Kimuli in the company of his brother Erick Ngolania Wambua a police officer attached at GSU headquarters went to watch football matches and drink at Wasafi bar.
They allegedly stayed in the bar up to around 1:20am and proceeded home.
Few steps from the bar they were allegedly attacked by PC Ezekiel Tarus who fatally shot the deceased person using his firearm Jericho pistol s/no 44338440.
After the shooting incident an angry mob attacked the suspect where police officers from Ruaraka police station rescued him and rushed him to Kenyatta National Hospital.
The police are asking court for 14 days to detain the suspect to conclude their investigations before forwarding the file to the DPP for further directions.
However, the defense through advocate Shedrack Wambui objected to the application saying that it defies logic.
According to Advocate Wambui, the application to detain the suspect is an attempt by the state to erode the gains and promises that Kenya gave to itself when we promulgated the 2010 Constitution.
