Gatundu South Member of Parliament Gabriel Kagombe will remain in police custody over the weekend following his arrest by DCI detectives in connection with the murder of a boda boda rider in Thika 11 days ago.
Kagombe was apprehended in the Kileleshwa area three days after a police manhunt for him began.
His arrest followed ballistic tests conducted on all firearms present at the scene of the incident. Preliminary investigations revealed that Kagombe owned the weapon that fired the fatal shot. Detectives have indicated that Kagombe is expected to face murder charges on Monday at the Kiambu Law Courts.
The lawmaker had attended a ceremony to launch the construction of a market in Thika when chaos erupted between supporters of Thika MP Alice Wahome and Kamenu MCA Peter Mburu. The skirmishes resulted in the death of 26-year-old David Nudati and left several others with multiple injuries.
In response to the incident, DCI officers ordered all firearm holders who were present during the melee to surrender their guns to the Kiambu Road headquarters. Other MPs present during the fracas included Majority Leader in the National Assembly Kimani Ichung’wah and Gatundu North MP Elijah Njoroge Kururia.
