Naftali Kinuthia, the sole suspect in the gruesome killing of Moi University student Ivy Wangeci, has been charged with murder.
However, appearing before Eldoret High Court judge Stephen Githinji, the accused denied the charge of killing the medical student.
He was allowed to take plea after the prosecution told the court that a mental assessment conducted on him had confirmed he was fit to stand trial.
Kinuthia, through his lawyer Mbiu Kamau, urged the court to release him on bond arguing that he would not interfere with the case or abscond court. The judge, however, declined to release him on bond or bail.
The judge also rejected an application for the release of the vehicle used by the suspect, noting that the car part of the evidence in the case.
The mention of the case will be on May 9, 2019 and the hearing on May 10, 2019.
