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Motorist killed by matatu crew buried amid calls for justice

Family and friends carry the coffin bearing the remains of Joseph Ng’ethe Kiarie who was beaten to death by matatu crew after an altercation following an accident on Chritmas Eve during his funeral yesterday at their home in Komo village in Thika. [Kamau Maichuhie| Standard]

A man who was beaten to death by a matatu crew following an altercation over an accident on Christmas Eve was buried yesterday.

Joseph Ng’ethe Kiarie, 33, was buried at the family home in Komo village, Gatunyaga ward, Thika East, in a ceremony where police came under sharp criticism for taking too long to arrest the suspects.

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