Kabando's kin court file sent to DPP

A court file of Mukurwe-ini MP Kabando wa Kabando’s brother Ceasar Thiari has been forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for further directives.

Mr Thiari, 40, is suspected of attacking and hacking his 70-year-old mother, Rose Wachera Mwangi Kabando, on July 27 at their home in Kaini village.

Ms Mwangi was buried last Saturday.

An investigating officer on Monday told a Principal Magistrate’s Court in Mukurwe-ini that he had finished his investigations on Mr Thiari’s case and had forwarded the file to the DPP’s office in Nyeri.

“I wish to state that I have finalised my investigations and I am forwarding the file to the DPP’s office in Nyeri for perusal and advice,” said the investigating officer, Patrick Oyalo.

PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION

Mr Oyalo further asked the court to give him until Wednesday as he waited for directions from the office of the DPP.

Last week on Monday, the investigators requested the court to give them more time to wait for the outcome of a post-mortem examination and record statements from witnesses who were present at the scene of crime.

The officers also said they had to get the results of analyses done on samples submitted to the government chemist.

Mukurwe-ini Senior Principal Magistrate Wendy Kagendo had directed that Mr Thiari be taken for a psychiatric evaluation and be remanded at Mukurwe-ini police station for seven days.

Mr Thiari’s case will be mentioned on August 6, before the High Court in Nyeri.

Kabando’s mother was hacked to death at around 2pm at Kaini village in Ngamwa, Mukurwe-ini. Witnesses said she was at home with Mr Thiari at the time.

MENTAL ILLNESS CLAIM

The village's Nyumba Kumi team leader Maina Karanja claimed the suspect was mentally ill.

Later, the Kabando family issued a press statement on the status of Mr Thiari, stating that their younger brother had a history of drug abuse, and that he was treated in the past two decades at various facilities dealing with psychiatric issues.

“As a family we want to set the record that our last-born brother has had episodes of mental illness triggered by a history of substance abuse that can be traced back two decades, back when he was in secondary school,” said Gilbert Maina, the family's spokesperson.

Mr Maina said their brother had sought periodic treatment in hospitals and rehabilitation centres, such as Asumbi, Karen, Nyahururu and Ruiru, to manage his problems and had even volunteered at these centres from time to time.