Peter Mwangi Njenga alias Ole Sankale, the prime suspect in the murder of National Lands Commission (NLC) Deputy Director of Communications Jennifer Wambua, is unfit to stand trial.
A mental assessment conducted on the accused showed he is mentally unstable, the state prosecutor told the Machakos
Veteran Machakos journalist Jennifer Itumbi Wambua who has gone missing since March 12, 2021. PHOTO | KITAVI MUTUA
Investigators from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have revealed shocking details on how National Land Commission (NLC) official Jennifer Wambua was murdered.
And one Peter Mwangi Njenga, alias Ole Sankale, the prime suspect has since been placed at the scene of the crime by forensic evidence as well as witnesses who saw him with the deceased the last time she was seen alive on March 12, 2021.
Through criminal intelligence, detectives repeatedly combed the crime scene and managed to pick crucial exhibits, which were marked, packaged, and presented for forensic examination.
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Jennifer Wambua went missing on March 12, 2021, only to be found dead on March 15. [File, Standard]
The DCI detectives have arrested a key suspect in the murder of National Lands Commission (NLC) deputy director of communication, Jennifer Wambua.
Wambua went missing from Ardhi House on March 12, only to be found dead, and her body dumped in Ngong Forest on March 15.
Peter Mwangi Njenga, alias Ole Sankale, was arrested after several weeks of investigations and forensic analysis, the DCI said.
The probe took a concerted effort by the DCI detectives, Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) officers, Cybercrime detectives and the Special Service Unit (SSU) officers.