Concern as no suspect arrested one month after killing of Webuye Deputy Mayor

Written by Rosemary Wachiye 2011-09-21 17:18:00 Read 332 Times

Webuye residents viewing the body of slain Deputy Mayor Timothy Karandini before he was burried. [Photo/WestFm] A month after the brutal murder of then Webuye Municipal Council Deputy mayor Timothy Karandini, police are yet to arrest any suspect linked to the murder. Leaders from the municipality have shown dissatisfaction at the manner in which the case is being handled even after the Prime Minister Raila Odinga ordered thorough investigations into the murder. The PM promised the government would undertake ‘serious investigations’ to nail the assailants as he addressed mourners in Webuye. The leaders led by councilor Erick Soita now want the government to tell the public the extent of the investigations and if any suspect has been questioned concerning the murder especially after the PM himself represented the government. Soita also wants the Ministry of Internal Security to come clear over the matter and the steps it is undertaking to avert such incidences in the future.  “What strategy has the government put in place to ensure that the suspects are caught and there is no repeat of the same here, and across the country?” posed Soita.  “I hate the laxity on the part of the police officers in dealing with the matter amicably, or is the government waiting for another person to be brutally murdered for it to act, when will the government assure residents of Webuye who are now living in fear that all is well?”  quipped  Mr.  Soita. However speaking on the same issue the Webuye Deputy OCPD Mr. Ancient Kaloki stated that investigations to nail those behind the killing of Mr. Karandini started as soon as he was pronounced dead and is still on. He said the police and the investigation department have been working hard to dig deep in to the matter and find the real cause of his death. Mr. Kaloki stated that from the onset there were two main possibilities that might have led to his untimely death being: business deals gone sour and political angle but following the two possibilities they had to dismiss the political angle since the late seems to have had a friendly relationship with his political allies. “The late on several occasions won the Deputy Mayoral seat un-opposed something to prove that he was liked by many and that his death might not be linked to political rivalry,” said Mr. Kaloki. On the business line he says they found out that the late had had some issues with his business partner in Uganda, Tororo and there was a case still pending in court over the row. He might not point fingers of accusations but leaves it open for further investigations as per now they have not really established if the business partner from the neighboring country can be linked to his death. Mr. Kaloki does not leave to point out that the death of the late politician might have also been caused by a normal robbery which did not go as planned. “The culprits might have come with the intention to steal from him but after shooting at the dog in the homestead they noticed that they had attracted attention and fled,” says Mr. Kaloki. He further explains that when they shot at the car door it was not with the intention to kill him but to open the door of the car and lead him to the house where they would steal from him, but unfortunately the bullet went through to his hip and killed him. “I would like to also say that in as much as we would like to think that they were people sent to kill him but they could also have been normal robbers who didn’t wish to kill but things didn’t go as they had planned and ended up killing him,” noted Mr. Kaloki. He states also that the investigation is still under way and they hope to find out the real cause and get the assailants.