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We saw pastor being killed, men confess

Esther Bochaberi Oyugi, a pastor who was abducted and murdered in Suneka, Kisii County. Her body has since been discovered in a sugarcane plantation in Awendo. (Photo/Sammy Omingo/Standard)

Two of the 11 suspects accused of killing a church leader have told a Kisii Court that they witnessed the brutal murder of Pastor Esther Bochaberi last March.

Edward Onyango and Edwin Mayienda, who together with the other nine suspects were arraigned before Justice Joseph Karanja, said they witnessed the killing of Ms Bochaberi, but did not participate in the commission of the crime.

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