Police in Meru County have established that Eutycas Murangiri, the Catholic priest who was murdered in the county on Tuesday, was involved in a sexual relationship.
This is according to a confession by one of the suspects in police custody, Janice Ntinyari, who has admitted that they were in a romantic relationship with the deceased.
The priest was killed while leaving a club in Makutano area.
According to the police, he was spotted drinking with the suspect and her friend Valentine Kinoti, who is also in police custody.
The priest was reportedly stabbed to death at the club parking lot, with the police now handling the issue as a case of a love triangle.
This is after Ntinyari also admitted that she has another lover whom she was set to marry.
The death of the priest came shortly after his ordainment and had been stationed at the Limbine Parish in Tigania where he had only served for five months.
Imenti North Police boss Robinson Mboloi, while confirming the incident, said that the deceased was stabbed severally by the assailant, leading to his collapse and instant death.
The suspects will spend more time in police custody after Meru Principal Magistrate Thomas Muraguri on Thursday allowed the police to hold them longer as they carry out investigations.