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Joseph Kori to testify against his mpango wa kando after he was set free

New twist in Wambui murder case

Joseph Kori to testify against his mpango wa kando after he was set free

Nairobi businessman Joseph Kori who grabbed national headlines after being arrested his lover over the murder of his wife Mary Wambui Kamangara has officially been cleared by a Kiambu court listening to the murder case.

Kori was unconditionally released after the prosecution and the investigators working on the case established that he was not in any way involved in the murder.

He will, however, testify as a prosecution witness against the prime suspects - Judy Wangui and Michael Githae.

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Blackmailed taxi driver

Wangui had a love affair with Kori that detectives believe was the cause of Wambui’s death.

Githae, a taxi driver, on his part told investigators that Wangui blackmailed him to assist her get rid of Wambui’s body after she was killed using the lid of a pressure cooker at a house owned by the first accused.

Initially, Kori was arrested and held with the two prime suspects before he was released by the DCI on February 21.

He later attended Wambui's burial at his rural home in Nyeri.

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