Officer denies killing lawyer and his client

Police officer Fredrick Leliman at a Milimani court in Nairobi yesterday when he, alongside his colleagues and a civilian, appeared for a hearing of a case on the murder of lawyer Willie Kimani, Josephat Mwenda and Joseph Muiruri. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

A police officer said to have masterminded the murder of a lawyer; his client and a taxi driver yesterday took to the witness stand to defend himself after he was found to have a case to answer.

Fredrick Leliman said he had no motive to murder the three innocent souls and distanced himself from the killing that took place in a field at Soweto area of Mlolongo within Machakos County on the night of June 23, 2016. “I did not hatch any plans to eliminate any of the deceased persons. I was at work on the day the incident happened and later went to Nairobi to meet my sister-in-law. The confession recorded by my co-accused that I met him to plan the murder is not true,” said Leliman.