A driver who allegedly killed six people while drunk by ramming into a tuk-tuk and a matatu in Kamakis will remain in custody for seven days pending investigations.
Cosmas Mutembei who was driving a Toyota Prado on October 30, near Kamakis Eastern Bypass, will remain in custody following a successful application by the police seeking more days to investigate the incident.
A miscellaneous application filed by chief inspector Samir Adhuman Yunus in a Ruiru court, says that Mutembei is being investigated for causing death by dangerous driving.
The officer told the court that they believe Mutembei was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.
“The accident involved a tuk-tuk and a Toyota matatu in which five passengers aboard the tuk-tuk succumbed to injuries and two passengers who aboard the Toyota matatu were seriously injured and currently admitted at Kenyatta University Referral hospital,” the officer said.
He said blood samples of the driver were taken for onward transmission to the government chemistry for toxicology report and analysis which will not be ready in less than 14 days.
“There’s a need to have more time to conduct a postmortem to establish the true cause of death of the accident victims,” the officer said.
Two of the deceased persons are yet to be identified and they need more time to liaise with the Registrar of Persons bureau.
Court also heard that the officers are yet to establish the registered owner of the said Prado which was driven by Mutembei.
They are also yet to establish if the vehicles involved in the accident were insured as of the time of the accident.
The court allowed the application and remanded the suspect at Ruiru police station.
