Jane Muthoni admits she knew husband's murder ‘planner’
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Ms Jane Muthoni said she knew Mr Nelson Njiru, who is on the run, as a supplier of Icaciri Girls Secondary School in Gatundu South, where she was the principal.
- Ms Muthoni has denied having ties with Joseph Kariuki alias Karis, whose confession linked her and her co-accused Isaac Ng’ang’a alias Gikuyu to the murder.
- He said the principal offered them Sh400,000 to kill Mr Mwangi, whom she accused of cheating, although they were only paid Sh100,000.
The widow of murdered Kiru High School principal Solomon Mwangi has admitted to knowing a fugitive accused of putting together the murder squad, but only as her school’s supplier.
Jane Muthoni said she knew Nelson Njiru, who is on the run, as a supplier for Icaciri Girls Secondary School in Gatundu South, where she was the principal.
She, however, denied knowing two other accused persons, one of whom is serving a jail term following his confession to taking part in the brutal killing of the teacher after being paid by Ms Muthoni.
Mr Mwangi was murdered in November.
SWORN AFFIDAVIT
In a sworn affidavit, which she intends to rely on to back her bail application, Ms Muthoni has denied having ties with Joseph Kariuki, alias Karis, whose confession directly linked her and her co-accused Isaac Ng’ang’a, alias Gikuyu, to the murder.
Kariuki, a State witness, told Kiambu High Court judge Joel Ngugi that he was contacted by his long-time friend Damaris, who connected him with Mr Njiru, whom he had known for a while.
He said Mr Njiru then brought in Mr Ng’ang’a, his childhood friend, and later linked them up with Ms Muthoni.
He said the principal offered them Sh400,000 to kill Mr Mwangi, whom she accused of cheating, although they were only paid Sh100,000.
HIRING KILLERS
But in the affidavit presented in court yesterday by her lawyer Francis Njanja, in which she denied hiring killers, Ms Muthoni said she only knew Mr Njiru because he was a “friend” of her school, where he supplied computers and repaired them.
The widow has been in custody since December.
She said Mr Njiru would at times help the school in securing transport services and would also get transport for her when her car broke down.
KILL HUSBAND
“I have never been involved with the said Nelson Njiru, as alleged in this matter by the prosecution, in any scheme to kill my husband and I cannot do that,” Ms Muthoni said in the three-page affidavit.
She denied any connection “whatsoever” with Kariuki, who is serving a seven-year jail term, as well as Mr Ng’ang’a, with whom she shares the dock.
She said Kariuki’s confession, which placed her at the scene of the murder, were well-choreographed pieces of allegations put together to make a murder case against her to cover up for the real killers.
The case will be heard on June 26.
