Collins Pamba (L) an accomplice of Major Peter Mugure (R) when they appeared before Nanyuki Chief Magistrate Lucy Mutai at the Nanyuki Law Courts. [Mose Sammy, Standard]The High Court in Nyeri has sentenced Collins Pamba, the man who helped a former Kenya Defence Forces soldier dispose of the bodies of his wife and two children in Nanyuki to five years in jail. Justice Muchemi noted that last year, in an affidavit, the investigating officer had said that Major Mugure had sent his sister Nancy Mugure to visit Pamba at Kerugoya Prison- to ask him to recant his confession. “Even while he was still in remand at the Kerugoya Prison when there were attempts to interfere with the investigations by the prime suspect, he notified the prison authorities. Take a surveyPeter Mugure and his accomplice Collins Pamba were arrested on October 28, 2019, after they were alleged to have killed Joyce Syombua, Prince Michael, and Shaniz Maua.

Source: Standard Digital May 13, 2021 14:15 UTC