By Kinyuru Munuhe and Zadock Angira
A General Service Unit (GSU) officer who faked an attack and even shot himself on the leg after murdering his fellow officer while manning Wilson Airport watch tower will face murder charges on Tuesday.
Forensic investigations by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations have placed police constable Samson Morongo to the scene of crime and linked him to the act of homicide.
A forensic analysis undertaken at Government Chemist after Morongo’s clothes were subjected to gunshot residue test proved he was the actual shooter of the killer bullet targeting the late police constable Stephen Mkangi.
“Upon carrying out forensic analysis, DCI detectives were able to connect the officer to the murder. The suspect’s clothes were subjected to gunshot residue test at the Government Chemist and it tested positive hence placing the suspect in very close proximity to the shooting scene,” DCI boss George Kinoti said.
The suspect was detained by the Anti-Terror Police Unit (ATPU) after initial theory indicated possible act of terrorism which the probe findings have hence ruled out.
Detectives raised glaring inconsistencies on the initial report made by the murder suspect indicating they were attacked but he managed to escape.
"Police constable Samson Morongo is in custody in connection with the murder of his colleague Constable Stephen Mkangi whom he shot dead and later faked it on an attack by unknown killers. Forensic investigations by the DCI have ruled that theory out and proved that it was homicide,” Mr Kinoti added.
“It is clear they were outside the perimeter of the airport over 200 metres from the watch tower. There is a gate and they had the keys," a senior investigator who spoke on condition of anonymity said.
Mr Morongo made an initial report to investigators claiming four men in full police combat uniform attacked them.
He said the assailants who are still at large posed a GSU officers attached to Ruaraka headquarters seeking assistance.
Mr Morongo said he and his slain colleague were approached by two men who introduced themselves as GSU officers based at Ruaraka seeking assistance after their vehicle broke down.
However, after a walking for a short distance, two more men clad in GSU uniform attacked the two officers.
They were overpowered and in the process Mukangi was shot dead.
His colleague managed to escape but sustained a gunshot wound on his left leg.
They both lost their AK 47 rifles serial number 20010977 loaded with 30 rounds of ammunition and AK47 serial number 19110681 loaded with 30 rounds of ammunition.
