Former KDF Major Peter Mugure found guilty of murdering wife and two children

Justice Martin Muya ruled that the prosecution proved all three counts of murder beyond a reasonable doubt. The court found that Mugure lured his family to the Nanyuki Airbase, killed them, and then enlisted a fellow soldier, Collins Pamba, to help bury the bodies in a shallow grave at Thigithu. Evidence presented included DNA analysis, phone records, autopsy findings, and witness testimony.

The court determined that Mugure had scouted the burial site three days before the killings, demonstrating advance planning. Autopsy results showed Joyce died from severe blunt force trauma, while the children were strangled. Pamba, who entered a plea bargain, testified that he found Joyce's body in a transparent bag and the children in a bathtub before they loaded the bodies into Mugure's car and buried them.

This ruling concludes a nearly seven-year legal process concerning the killings.