17 October 2022

• George Mwangi was allegedly killed in his bedroom before his body was dumped in a forest.

• The aspiring politician has been detained alongside her house boy.

Former aspiring Kiambu Women Rep Gladys Chania will be detained for seven days as investigations into her husband's murder continue.

Ms. Chania was today arraigned alongside Morris Mbugua a casual labourer who was recently employed at the couple's matrimonial home in Mang’u, the alleged scene of the crime.

The duo appeared before Kiambu Resident Magistrate Wilson Rading after spending the weekend in custody.

He directed that the suspects be remanded at Muthaiga and Gigiri police stations respectively.

“The suspect will remain in police custody for seven days to enable police to complete the investigations into the murder. She will also be taken for mental assessment,” the Kiambu resident magistrate said.

George Mwangi Kamau who was 58-year-old was found murdered and his lifeless body was dumped at Kieni Forest near Kamunyaka village, along the Thika-Magumu highway.

Mwangi worked for Double M International, Kigali, Rwanda, and Preyan Enterprises.

The body was wrapped in black polythene and stuffed in a bag, from which blood oozed.

Mwangi went missing on Sunday, October 9.

Chania is suspected to have colluded in executing his murder with a new employee and other accomplices.

The couple had been married for 20 years with three children.

"However, according to multiple sources, their union seemed to have been undergoing turbulent times since the woman would mostly spend her time at their Thika home while Mwangi would stay at the splendid five-bedroomed Mang’u residence whenever he was in the country," DCI said.

The investigating detectives also learnt that Chania had hired a new employee, Morris Kamau, on the eve of the murder after a John Mwangi, who had worked for her for four years allegedly failed to return home after he was sent to deposit money on M'Pesa.

His whereabouts still remain unknown.

Kamau, who is also a suspect in the murder, told detectives that on the day Mwangi's body was discovered, he had been asked by Chania to assist her to carry a heavy load that was destined for the airport to the back cabin of the truck.

When detectives arrested Chania on Thursday evening, she was driving the same truck that was spotted heading towards Kieni forest.