A Nairobi court has allowed police to continue holding Dickson Njanja Mararo the suspect behind the shooting of two police officers and a woman at Quiver Lounge in Kasarani, Nairobi, for 7 days to allow for completion of investigations.
In a ruling, Milimani Magistrate Zainab Abdul granted the police a week to detain Njanja at Muthaiga police station to enable police to complete the probe in the matter.
"A proper case has been made to detain the suspect and despite the charges being serious, the 14-day period earlier sought by police was too long. l, therefore, allow a period of seven days," ruled Abdul.
She said that the character of the suspect after the incident also does not favour him as he went underground and only surrendered to the police three days later.
Abdul further noted that that two of the victims have, since the incident, been treated and discharged while one of them is still in a critical situation at Nairobi Hospital.
On Tuesday Directorate of Criminal Investigation sought to have the suspect detained at Gigiri police station to record statements, retrieve CCTV footage and obtain medical reports for the victims.
Chief inspector Geoffrey Ndatho attached at DCI had informed Abdul that they are investigating an offence of attempted murder against Njanja.
Investigating officer Ndatho July 2, 2021, the suspect Njanja armed with a firearm shot three people at a club namely Club Quiver within Kasarani in Nairobi county.
"That the two of the victims were identified as police Constable Lawrence Mururi from Kasarani police station and police Constable Festus Musyoka from Starehe Nzisa who was shot in line of duty," says Ndatho.
The victims were rushed to hospital where police Constable Lawrence Muturi who was shot on his arm was treated and discharged while the waitress Felistas Nzisa and the other officer namely police Constable Festus Musyoka were admitted.
The court heard that officer Musyoka was shot in the neck is still admitted in hospital in critical condition while Nzisa who was shot in the abdomen has been discharged and still recuperating at home
Investigating officer Ndatho says that after the shooting the suspect ran away from the scene of crime and had been in hiding until July 5, 2021 and never reported to any station as required for every licensed firearm holder.
The police say that they are yet to conduct an identification parade as one of the victims was discharged yesterday while the rest are still in hospital.
The court heard that a Glock semi-automatic pistol and 38 rounds of 9mm ammunition were recovered from the suspect.
The matter was set for mention on July 15, 2021.
