Nyeri Senior Resident Magistrate Pauline Omungala Chesang and three others have been detained for nine days to allow investigations into their involvement in the murder of lawyer Robert Chesang completed. Senior principal magistrate Pauline Omungala was summoned by Athi River police officers investigating the murder and locked up on Sunday as a suspect. Lawyer Robert Chesang’ was shot seven times in their Machakos home at about noon. The murder was described as an assassination.
The marriage had been violent. There were complaints of domestic violence that forced the couple to seek court redress. One case was filed by the Chesang’ seeking protection against domestic violence. Days before meeting his death Chesang’ claimed the locks to his home had been changed. The house was also under police guard. Chesang’ also said Omungala had transferred his two children to a new school and denied him access to them.
“From August 17 to date, I’ve lost all that I’ve acquired progressively since I started married life due to illegal actions of the respondents. I have technically lost the house, the cars and all my earthly belongings,” Chesang’ said in an affidavit.
He also asked the court to allow him access to his two vehicles, a Lexus and Premio, which he claimed were being used by police officers. He had expressed dissatisfaction on the manner his case was being conducted, alleging interference from his wife and other magistrates. His case had been transferred five times before a ruling was made.
Pauline is the wife of Chesang, and the two are said to have been having domestic quarrels days before he was shot in hail of bullets. The suspects are expected to be arraigned todayAccording to police, the magistrate spent the night at the Athi River police station after she was arrested on Sunday. She had been summoned for questioning over the murder of her husband when police detained her. Two other police officers and a retiree had been arrested over the incident that occurred last month.