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Court defers trial of suspect linked to NLC official's death

Peter Mwangi Njenga in the dock at Machakos High Court on May 26, 2021. Mwangi is the prime suspect in the murder of the late National Lands Commission Acting Communications Director, Jennifer Wambua. [John Muia, Standard]

The main suspect in the murder of National Land Commission employee Jennifer Wambua is unfit to stand trial, the High Court sitting in Machakos heard.

Justice David Kemei deferred the trial of Peter Mwangi Njenga alias Sankale to enable him undergo treatment for an undisclosed condition after a request by his lawyer Dorine Mwau.

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