Detectives have arrested a murder suspect in Eastleigh following an operation that led to the recovery of a firearm and suspected stolen property.
In a statement on Sunday, December 21, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said detectives conducted the operation and successfully arrested the suspect while also recovering a firearm and other items suspected to be stolen.
"A team of detectives from Dandora and Shaurimoyo have arrested a murder suspect in an operation that also saw the recovery of a firearm and stolen property," the statement read.
The DCI identified the suspect as Peter Kimani, also known as Kim, and said he was found in possession of a pistol, live ammunition, and a spent cartridge at the time of arrest.
"The suspect, Peter Kimani aka Kim, was cornered along Gallole Street in Eastleigh. From his possession, officers seized a Retay Falcon pistol, a live 9mm hollow-point round, and a spent cartridge of similar calibre," the statement added.
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Detectives further revealed that a motorcycle believed to have been stolen was also recovered during the operation.
"In addition, detectives impounded a red Boxer motorcycle, registration KMGT 530S, believed to have been stolen," the statement further read.
Kimani remains in police custody as investigations continue.
This comes days after a Kenyan-born US Army staff sergeant was sentenced to 26 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing his wife during a domestic dispute at their Texas home earlier this year.
According to news reports, Staff Sgt. John Gitau Mwangi admitted to the unpremeditated murder of his wife, US Army Sgt. Esther Gitau, during a court-martial held on Friday, December 12, at the Lawrence Williams Judicial Center.
The military judge also ordered Mwangi to forfeit all pay and allowances, reduced his rank to E-1, and handed him a dishonorable discharge from the service.
Mwangi, an aircraft structural repairer assigned to the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, will serve his sentence at the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
The court heard that on February 21, Mwangi and his wife were involved in an argument at their home in Killeen, Texas, which escalated into violence.
Army officials said Mwangi shot Gitau multiple times before leaving the residence with her locked inside the primary bedroom.
After the shooting, Mwangi drove away from the home and called his brother, informing him of what had happened.
The brother then alerted authorities, who later arrived at the residence and found Gitau’s body inside the house.
Military police arrested Mwangi the following day as he attempted to enter Fort Hood.
Local law enforcement notified investigators from the Army Criminal Investigation Division, who recovered blood, DNA, and other evidence from the scene.
Mwangi was formally charged with unpremeditated murder on April 2.
Lt. Col. William Wicks, a prosecutor with the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel, described the loss suffered by the victim’s family and the wider military community.
"A soldier, a mother, a sister, Sgt. Esther Gitau, was tragically taken away by the accused’s actions. Today was the first step toward obtaining justice for Sgt. Gitau," he said.
