Court frees four accused of killing US-based couple in Nyamira
Justice Theresa Cherere acquitted four suspects over the 2023 killing of Edward Morema Nyagechi and Grace Mong'ina Morema. She ruled that evidence from 17 prosecution witnesses raised suspicion but did not prove guilt.
The High Court in Nyamira has acquitted four people charged with murdering a Kenyan-American couple, the Eastleigh Voice reported. Justice Theresa Cherere freed Ezekiel Mogeni Migiro, Peris Ondara, Dennis Ondara Clement and Peter Njoroge Kirika. Each faced two counts of murder. The court ordered their release unless they are lawfully held for other reasons. The victims were Edward Morema Nyagechi and his wife, Grace Mong'ina Morema, who lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They were on holiday in Kenya when they were killed, Capital FM reported via AllAfrica. The killings took place between the night of March 20 and the early hours of March 21, 2023. Neighbours raised the alarm when the couple failed to appear for their usual morning routine. Postmortem examinations found that Edward had head injuries and stab wounds. Grace had been strangled. Justice Cherere ruled that the prosecution had proved the couple were unlawfully killed with malice aforethought. However, it failed to prove that any of the four took part. "The cumulative circumstantial evidence raised suspicion but did not form a complete chain pointing to the guilt of any accused person," the judge said, according to the Eastleigh Voice. The prosecution argued that Migiro sought revenge after his earlier conviction for stealing $2,000 from the couple's daughter. A househelp, Sylvia Barongo Nyamai, said she saw him at…
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