The man accused of killing Samuel Mugoh Muvota in Mirema, Nairobi surrendered to police on Monday in a controversial situation.
Dennis Karani Gachoki pleaded not guilty and met Muvota only twice, once in Meru and Nairobi.he surrendered to the Directorate of Criminal Investigation at headquarters accompanied by a lawyer.
“I am not guilty and I will prove this. I did not kill anyone they say I killed him, ”Gachoki said.”I have never contacted Muvota, we have never done business together or anything related to money.”he said he felt his life was in danger so he decided to surrender.
He also testified that he had a case in Meru court where he was accused of receiving money obtained through fraudulent means.Gachoki, who said he had been to Nakuru, added that he was aware that he was wanted by police on Friday through a friend.
“Someone who recognized my photo informed me that I was wanted. I have not known peace since then, ”he said.Gachoki, who spoke to the media, added he had no contact with the deceased and they last met in March last year.Detectives arrested Gachoki, who hails from Kirinyaga County, for further investigation.
on Friday last week, detectives revealed Gachoki was armed with a dangerous weapon and was suspected of possessing a rifle that was looted from a stunned police officer, after drinking alcohol at a popular mansion in Mombasa, November 2020.
They said the detectives’ efforts to arrest him were unsuccessful as he was loaded with alot of money and persuaded Rogue police officers who informed him as soon as the arrest operation was launched.
In addition Gachoki had recently had a dispute with his boss Muvota over revenue sharing from their “pishori business” with beautiful women who would first pay for their business before being listed.
mafia style organization.this among other cattle animals is suspected to have led to fierce clashes leading to the killing of Muvota on Monday afternoon, who left behind seven widows and many children.
40-year-old Muvota was shot dead by a gunman on Mirema Road in Kasarani, Nairobi County on May 16 shortly after giving his friend a lift.
The owners of three of the seven documents found in the man’s Honda CR-V stated in a police reports that they were drug addicts.
