The lawyer had been charged with manslaughter April, but Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji later applied for the charge to be reviewed/CFM
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 19 – Lawyer Assa Nyakundi, who is out on bond for allegedly killing his son, was on Wednesday re-arrested and taken to the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) headquarters.
Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti said detectives are preparing to charge him afresh with murder.
“He is in custody and will be in court for a murder charge,” Kinoti told Capital FM News.
Nyakundi was initially charged with manslaughter, a move Kinoti said was a culmination of a conspiracy by detectives who were handling the case, and who are now interdicted for subverting justice.
“I did not approve that file,” he said, “The officers who handled it are under investigation.”
The arrest came a hours after Kiambu High Court Judge Christine Meoli disqualified herself from hearing the case against the lawyer, citing conflict of interest since they were classmates.
The Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji has since applied for a review of the charge.
Nyakundi is accused of shooting his son to death, claims it was accidental, but police insist they have evidence to show that he murdered him.
He was charged with manslaughter on April 26 and released on a Sh 300,000 cash bail with an alternative of Sh 1 million surety bond after being arraigned before a Kiambu court over the murder of his son, Joseph.
READ: Nyakundi released on bail after denying manslaughter charge in son murder case
Nyakundi was accused of murdering his son under unclear circumstances In March but the prosecution opted, at the time, to prefer a manslaughter charge which under Section 205 of the Penal Code attracts life imprisonment upon conviction.
The city lawyer had been admitted to hospital with police telling the court during previous appearances that he was not in a stable condition to allow statement recording.
During an appearance on April 3, almost three weeks after the incident, investigators told the court Nyakundi was yet to record a statement.
“I visited the suspect at Nairobi Hospital, and I can confirm that he is still sick and will need more time to see if I can record his statement,” police officer Godfrey Munene said at the time.
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