Evans Karani Changes Tune, Denies Killing Catherine Nyokabi
Evans Karani, the Kiambu-based businessman accused of killing his lover, Catherine Nyokabi, has denied involvement in Nyokabi’s murder.
Karani, who had earlier confessed to killing Ms Nyokabi on April 13, was arraigned at the Kiambu Law Courts, where he pleaded not guilty to a murder charge.
This after the court warned him that he would be sentenced to death if he pleads guilty to murder. Karani had earlier asked the court to expedite his sentencing over Nyokabi’s death.
The 38-year-old appeared before Justice Mary Kasango in a virtual session on Wednesday, May 5, a day after he had failed to take a plea because he did not have a lawyer to represent him.
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Evans Karani, 38 allegedly killed his lover Catherine Nyokabi, 25, on April 14, 2021. [File, Standard]
Evans Karani, the 38-year-old man accused of killing his lover in Juja on April 14, failed to take plea on Tuesday, May 4 because he did not have a legal representative.
The Kiambu Law Courts, consequently, directed that Karani be charged with murder on Wednesday, May 5, when he will take plea.
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Mental tests conducted on the suspect at the Kiambu Level 5 Hospital last week revealed Karani was fit to stand trial.
Kiambu Law Courts Deputy Registrar, Wilson Radin, said the State will provide the suspect with a lawyer to facilitate the trial.