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Justice for Vesh: Court defers charge against suspect in waitress murder

The late Velvine Nungari Kinyanjui.

Joseph Kinyua Murimi, 30, the prime suspect in the murder of 23-year-old waitress Velvine Nungari Kinyanjui, has been detained for a further four weeks to allow investigators to complete the probe.

Kiambu Law Courts Chief Magistrate Patriciah Gichohi in a virtual sitting, allowed detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to continue holding the suspect pending more investigations.

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