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Officer accused of killing Leeds University student detained

Constable Emmanuel Ambunya in court yesterday. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

A police officer accused of killing a university student in Kibra slums last December has been remanded for seven days.

Lady Justice Grace Nyenye ordered that Emmanuel Abunya, a police constable, be detained at Kilimani police station in Nairobi to wait for the outcome of a mental assessment on whether he is fit to stand trial for the murder of Carilton Maina.

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