Magistrate Chesang, three others set for mental tests in murder case

Milton Nyakundi
March 12, 2019 ·1 min read ·149 views
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Nyeri Senior Resident Pauline Omungala Chesang has been arraigned in court over the murder of her husband lawyer Robert Chesang.

Pauline appeared in court alongside three other suspects and will remain in remand at the Athi River Police Station.

The other co-accused Rtd Sergeant Richard Moru (NIS) Lawrence Lempesi and Police Constable Peter Maundu Mbithi will be remanded at Machakos GK Prison.

Machakos Deputy Registrar Kipchumba Kenei, directed all accused to be escorted to the Mathare Hospital for medical assessments and reports filed.

The court also directed an advocate be appointed pro bono for Sergeant Moru and Lempesi.

Pauline has been held at the Athi River Police Station since March 5 after Mavoko Magistrate Elvis Michieka ordered all the accused be detained for nine days to allow police conclude investigations.

Lawyer Chesang was found murdered at his Lukenya home on February 17

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Milton Nyakundi

Milton Nyakundi Oriku is a veteran multimedia journalist with over 20 years’ experience across broadcast, digital, and print media. He is the founder and Managing Editor of Kurunzi News and serves as its Senior International Correspondent based in the United States. He previously worked at the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), rising to Assistant News Editor, and later served as Copy Editor at Mediamax Network. His career includes freelance commentary for major outlets such as KTN, and consultancy roles with Football Kenya Federation, StarTimes Kenya, and UAP‑Old Mutual. He is known for incisive political and sports reporting and evidence‑driven journalism.

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