Bomet
Governor Isaac Rutto has said his county will join the case of musician Chelele's murder as an interested party and ensure justice is served.
The body of the Kalenjin musician whose real name is Diana Chemutai was found last Saturday morning at her Kapkwen residence, and had several hand wounds and deep body cuts.
Rutto said: “We will make sure the person behind this is neither
bailed out nor
freed. People cannot commit murder and go scot-free."
He assured the family he visited in
Kapkwen on Saturday that he fully supports them and will ensure Chelele's murderers are heavily penalised.
Chelele's twin daughters - Sasha and Tasha - who had been missing since her death were traced to a military camp in Nairobi.
Their father Erick Musila, who is the suspect in the killing, allegedly took them from their home four months ago.
The children were found in the house of a woman said to be Musila's relative.
Kalenjin Musicians Association director Bernard Langat, who has shared a post on the missing children on social media, said an anonymous caller informed him of their location.
"He told me he saw identical kids brought to the camp by a man who took them to the house of a female officer,” Langat said. He said
he alerted police officers who then rescued the children.
Musila had reported taking the children to an undisclosed location in an interview with a radio station based in Nakuru.
were held in Bomet and Kericho towns on Thursday when Musila appeared at the High Court. The demonstrators wanted the suspect released to them.
When the children were found, residents of Bomet, including a group of musicians, gathered on streets and popular clubs to celebrate.
Chelele's family members had said they would not bury her before finding her children; her father Paul Rono told the Star in an interview that tradition demanded the children's presence.
As investigations continue, highlighting Chelele spent the days before her death with fellow musicians in Bomet town.
She will be buried next
Thursday.
