The husband of Githunguri MP Gabriel Kago’s sister, Jane Murugi, has been arrested in connection with Murugi’ suspected murder.
Stephen Ndoro, a medical doctor based in Makueni County, was arrested on Friday after Murugi’s was found dead in their matrimonial home in Membley, Ruiru, Kiambu County.
Ruiru police boss, Mutwiri Ringera told a local media that the 38-year-old was arrested after police suspected foul play in Ms Murugi’s death.
“We have arrested the husband as we investigate how the deceased met her death. Right now we are not taking chances; we cannot rule out the possibility of murder,” said Ringera.
Murugi, who worked in Machakos County as a nurse, was found dead in the toilet.
Initial reports indicated that she had committed suicide.
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“A scarf tied to a necktie was found hanging from the toilet window,” he added.
In his statement, the husband told the police that he woke up at 5.am and didn’t find his wife in bed only to find her dead in the toilet.
Murugi is said to have been on maternity leave at the time of the incident. She leaves behind a two-months-old baby.
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Her brother Kogo is one of the people who broke the news to the media.
The Jubilee lawmaker intimated to a local media that the family was informed about his sister’s death by her house help.
He noted that the house help said there was a commotion between Murugi and her husband the previous night. And when she went upstairs to find out what was happening, she was instructed by Murugi’s husband to go back to sleep.
She claimed to have seen the husband washing his blood-stained hands.
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“From the look of things and what we found in the bedroom, we suspect that our sister was murdered, and not suicide as police say. There is more than meets the eye,” Kago is quoted by Nation.
The late medic’s body was moved to Kenyatta University Funeral Home, where a postmortem examination is scheduled for Friday afternoon.
Other leaders who visited the mortuary to mourn Murugi are Kiambu Woman Representative Gathoni Wamuchomba, who is Ndoro’s neighbour, and area MP Simon King’ara.
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