Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza has called on the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to publicly disclose detailed evidence from a recent raid on her residence concerning the investigation into the murder of blogger Daniel Muthiani, also known as ‘Sniper.’
In a press address on Friday, January 19, Governor Mwangaza, accompanied by her husband Murega Baichu, insisted that the DCI must provide the information. If the request is not honored, she vowed to lead Meru residents in a protest until their demands are met.
“By tomorrow, the DCI should provide detailed evidence on what they found in my residence. Failure to do that, we will protest as Meru residents until we receive that report,” she declared.
Governor Mwangaza claimed to know the individual who contacted the blogger at least 15 times before his death, alleging that this person was paid by Deputy Governor Isaac Mutuma M’Ethingia.
She further questioned why the DCI had not disclosed this information and accused the investigations of being politicized.
Mwangaza also claimed that police admitted to being influenced by senior leaders to fulfill an agenda.
Additionally, the Governor demanded comprehensive information from the pathologist who conducted the post-mortem on the deceased, emphasizing that the suspects set to be charged with Sniper’s murder are being coerced to frame her due to lack of evidence.
“We have recordings of one of your witnesses disclosing all the evidence…mentioning names so that you can implicate me, and we will go on air to address them. As from today, we will not be silenced,” she asserted.
Governor Mwangaza also urged the DCI to release the names of all individuals who allegedly sent money to blogger Sniper through M-Pesa on the day he was reportedly murdered.
“We want to know which government officials sent the witnesses who have appeared in court money through M-Pesa. We want a clear explanation and we want the report from both sides,” she added.
Sniper went missing on December 2, and his body was discovered on December 16, 2023.
A post-mortem examination revealed that he died of strangulation, with marks on his neck and signs of oxygen deprivation. The examination also indicated fractured ribs and head injuries, suggesting strangulation before being thrown into a river.
