A 27-year-old woman was on Tuesday arraigned in Nakuru high court and charged with the murder of her husband. Mary Njeri was accused of stabbing her husband in Maralal town for late drinking.
However, Lady Justice Janet Mulwa ruled that the High court in Nakuru has no jurisdiction to handle the case. She transferred the matter to Nanyuki High court since the offence was committed in Maralal. The court directed that the case is mentioned at the said court where the woman is expected to take a plea.
“The offence does not fall under the jurisdiction of the Nakuru law courts,” she said.
“I direct that the matter is transferred and the plea taken on May 25,” Mulwa said.
The prosecution applied for the accused to be remanded at the Maralal police station as police conclude investigations. Njeri was arrested on Sunday after she allegedly stabbed Zachary Wambugu following a domestic squabble. Wambugu succumbed to the injuries while undergoing treatment at the Samburu county referral hospital where he was rushed.