A branch manager at one of the pharmaceutical companies was on Friday charged with the murder of his late wife.
Nikesh Senghani pleaded not guilty to the offense of murder after the state told court that he was fit to stand trial.
According to the charge sheet, It is alleged that Nikesh murdered his late wife Vanita Nikesh at their house in Langata.
He denied the charge before Justice Kanyi Kimondo and through his lawyer asked the court to grant him reasonable bail terms.
His prosecution came after an inquest in Kibera court found him and his mother liable for the death of Nikesh.
The court found Nikesh and his elderly mother Debai Senghani both liable for the death of 27-year-old Vanita and recommended for their prosecution.
However, in the mental assessment report produced in court by the state, Nikesh has mantained his innocence saying he didn’t kill his late wife.
The late Vanita Nikesh body was found by her mother-in-law and some neighbours who told court that she was suspended by the neck using a piece of cloth, at house number one of Block 1, at the Swaminarayan Temple flats, along the Southern bypass, off Langata road.
In the inquest, Magistrate Elector Riany ruled that it was clear that this was not a normal death and there was a lot of cover up going on in the case meaning there was foul play.
“Nikesh Senghani and his mother Debai Harji Senghani are found liable for the death of Vanita and the DPP to take necessary action against them in accordance with the law,” the court ruled.
The court noted that Nikesh mother who was Vanita’s mother-in-law was not an honest witness during her testimony as she kept saying either I don’t know and I do not remember
“She turned out not to be an honest witness because she claimed that she accessed the deceased through her bedroom window but upon scene visit it was found that the window was too high for her to reach,” the court said.
Magistrate Riany said the court was also informed that Debai requested the Investigating officer to quickly dispose of Vanita’s body as they didn’t want many cases.
