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Two suspects charged with attempted murder of Idriss Mukhtar

By JOSEPH NDUNDA, The Star

Two suspects were on Wednesday charged with the attempted murder of former Garissa CEC Idriss Mukhtar.

Former Garissa governor Nathif Jama (L) with former CEC in charge of Finance and Economic Planning Idriss Mukhtar on April 6, 2014. /FILE

Mohamud Aden and Juliet Njoki were also charged with conspiracy to kill lawyer Charles Kanjama.

The suspects ate accused of attempting murder Mukhtar on August 19 and plotting to kill Kanjama between July 1 and September 27.

They denied the charges before Nairobi chief magistrate Francis Andayi.

Assistant DPP Solomon Njeru is seeking detention of the suspects during their trial.

Andayi will rule on bond terms later today.

Another suspect in the case David Mwai Wanjiku, who confessed to the police of the murder plot died in a Parklands police cell.

He is said to have confessed to the police how he was contracted to kill Mukhtar as he left a mosque in Kileleshwa.

A report by police chiefs said the man committed suicide, but the circumstances are unclear.

A source said the suspect hanged himself with his pullover.

Source: The Star

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