Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has vowed to ensure justice is served in the murder of Meru blogger Sniper, saying President Ruto vowed to uphold the rule of law and constitutionalism and he (Ruto) will ensure those responsible are jailed.
The DP spoke in Meru where he is accompanying the Head of State on a three day working tour of the region.
”Kenya is a country of the rule of law. Huyu kijana ameuliwa anaitwa Sniper….Huyu Rais wetu alikula kiapo pale Kasarani to uphold the rule of law and constitutionalism. Kwa niaba ya Rais na serikali yetu, nataka kuwahakikishia ya kwamba yeyote ambaye atapatikana alimuua huyo kijana, atakamatwa, apelekwe kortini na afungwe,” DP Gachagua said.
”Hakuna mtu anakubaliwa kuchukua uhai ya mtu mwingine. Hiyo no kinyume na sheria,” he added.
Last week, Director of Public Prosecutions directed that two suspects implicated in the killing of Meru blogger Daniel Muthiani Bernard, alias Sniper be charged with murder.
In a statement from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) on January 19th, the suspects to be charged are Vincent Mureithi Kirimi, popularly known as Supuu, and Murangiri Kenneth Guantai, alias Tali.
The Meru blogger was reported missing on December 2, 2023, and his body was discovered dumped in Mutonga River in Tharaka Nithi County on December 16, 2023.