Former women representative aspirant Gladys Chania and her farmhand have each been granted a Sh1 million bond and a surety of a similar amount.
The two, Maurice Mbugua and Chania, are the main suspects in the murder of George Mwangi, husband to Chania. Their release comes a week after the court had granted a request to detain the co-accused as investigations continued.
The two suspects had earlier been detained for seven days to allow DCI to conclude investigations.
Detectives arrested Chania on October 14. And said that Chania is believed to have mooted the murder plan after she learnt about her husband’s alleged love affair with a secretary at a local school.
The alleged affair was reportedly not a secret as the two spent a lot of time together whenever Mwangi was in the country. DCI said they would be spotted at local entertainment joints and other social gatherings.
The murder
According to a post-mortem report issued by Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor, Mwangi’d death was caused by injuries resulting from being hit several times at the back of his head.
Police have linked the politician to her husband’s death citing relationship difficulties they had been facing as a motive. According to the deceased’s elder sister, the businessman had a troubled marriage with the Kiambu politician.
In what would be his last phone call to his sister before his death, the businessman confided that he was having serious issues with his wife, Gladys Chania. The phone call lasted about two minutes with the murdered businessman telling his elder sister that he felt closer to his death. His lifeless body was found dumped in Kieni forest, in Gatundu North. The suspect Chania, had reported her husband missing on Tuesday, October 11.
The couple had been married for 20 years with three children.
“However, according to multiple sources, their union seemed to have been undergoing turbulent times since the woman would mostly spend her time at their Thika home while Mwangi would stay at the splendid five-bedroomed Mang’u residence whenever he was in the country,” DCI said.