Two suspects
linked to the murder of
DP William Ruto’s Director of Communication Emmanuel Tallam's father failed to take a plea on Wednesday.
Silas Too and Hillary Korir were arraigned at the Eldoret
High Court but did not
have a lawyer to represent them.
They face the charge of murdering 85-year-old Benjamin Koech on
April 14. The latter was a prominent
businessman in Nandi Hills town.
The elderly man's body was found dumped in River Kipsigei. The incident occurred
at
Cheptingting village, Lessos, Nandi county.
Justice Stephen Githinji directed the
prosecution to find a lawyer for the suspects so that they can be
brought back to court for plea taking.
"I direct that the matter be mentioned on November 13 before this
court," Justice Githinji said.
Police say the accused jointly with others not before the court
attacked the elderly man as he was heading home.
Mzee Koech was reported as missing before his body was discovered two days later. A postmortem revealed he was hit with a blunt object.
"Investigations indicated that the elderly man was killed elsewhere and
his body dumped in the river to create an impression that he
drowned," DCI report states.
The case has been under investigations for over five months.