Family members of the slain directors of Kihiu Mwiri Land Company are now demanding justice for their loved ones.
This comes amid allegations that police officers mishandled the investigations into the killings.
According to a report by the Standard, statements from some of the key witness were allegedly not recorded and some of the evidence such as spent cartridges from the scene of the crime that would have helped in the investigations were ignored.
The four suspects who had been arrested in connection with the killings were freed in July hence dimming the hopes of getting justice.
Inconsistency and interference of crucial evidence have been listed as some of the factors that crippled investigations into the murders of Peter Kimani Kuria, Paul Muhuhi Bernard, Josphat Kibe Nyoike and Zakary Chege Kiratu.
“Residents and those who witnessed the murders fear they were committed by people suspected to be police. Why didn’t they subject the cartridges to further examination to see if they were fired from guns belonging to law enforcers?” a relative to one of the deceased said.
Some of the crucial witnesses in the case are also reported not to have been called to testify in the case.
“Can you imagine, a witness who told police she witnessed the murder failing to record a statement? Even the judge was baffled that despite being at the murder scene, the police never bothered to take her as a witness. Is there something they know that we don’t?” the relative added.
Dismissal of the case by Justice Ngugi in July has led to the gradual development of tension and outrage in the area.
Murang'a County Criminal Investigation Officer Julius Rutere, however, stated that the case of killings of the directors was being handled by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters in Nairobi.