Drama unfolded today at the Milimani High Court after John Matara, the prime suspect in the brutal murder of socialite Starlet Wahu, interrupted proceedings, accusing prison officers of extortion and intimidation.
Matara claimed the officers have been demanding money from his family at the Milimani Law Courts' basement cells and mistreated him by refusing to remove his handcuffs today, allegedly because payment had not been made. "Is it right for the proceedings to continue when I am still handcuffed?" Matara posed aloud before the court, drawing the attention of the presiding judge, Alexander Muteti.
He further claimed that the officers had threatened and intimidated him prior to the hearing, insisting that this was the reason he remained in handcuffs in court "Your Honour, I have been intimidated and threatened.
That is why I am still cuffed by these rogue officers," Matara alleged.
