How a chilling confession, distress note and cigarette gave away Kimani killers

The accused Fredrik Lelliman, Stephen Morogo, Sylvia Wanjohi, Leornard Mwangi and Peter Ngugi during the rulling of willy Kimani's murder case on July 22 2022. [Esther Jeruto, standard]

From their abduction to a holding area in a police station, then to the elimination scene and a dumping site, the murder plot of lawyer Willie Kimani, his client Josephat Mwenda and taxi driver Joseph Muiruri seemed perfect until it caved in.

Mobile phone calls, a tissue paper note by Kimani, two cans of Shark drink, an empty can of Redbull, an empty bottle of Dasani water, a cigarette butt and human waste crumbled the heinous plot hatched by police officer Fredrick Leliman, carried out by him, colleague Stephen Cheburet and police informer Peter Ngugi.