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I was given Sh80,000 for the killers of the baby

L-R Keneth Mureithi, Geofrey Njuguna,Peris Bundi and Elinah Nyambura at the Milimani Law Courts where they were sentenced to death for the for the murder of 8year old Sheila Wanjiku by High Court Judge Justice Fred Ochieng.PHOTO.FIDELIS KABUNYI

A confession by Peris Njeri to Superintendent Samson Thoya revealed that she planned the murder with Nyambura. She gave the names of the hired killers as Geoffrey Njuguna, Elenah’s brother, Kenneth Muriithi and Anderson.

Peris confessed to paying Sh80,000 given to her by Nyambura to Muriithi and Anderson in a taxi, whose driver, Stephen Kinyanjui, confessed to witnessing the transaction.

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