Mr Joseph Kori who was accused of having helped in the murder of his wife the late Mary Wambui in Kiambu three weeks ago, spent the night out of cell following his release on Thursday.
Police sources at Gigiri Police Station, who sought anonymity because they are not authorised to issue press statements on the case, on Friday reported that Mr Kori walked to freedom at 2pm.
The police said Mr Kori was picked up by officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and was not returned to custody. Sources said that the officers later went back to the station and signed that they had released the suspect.
Mr Kori was allegedly set free after investigations by DCI homicide detectives failed to reveal that he played a part in the murder.
Wambui’s relatives reported that they have been waiting for their son-in-law to be released so that he could bury his wife.
“After initial investigations showed that Kori was not in any way involved in the murder of his wife, we as a family decided to wait so that he can bury his wife at his home in Mweiga, Nyeri County,” said Ms Esther Kamangara, Wambui’s sister.