Police Officers Give Glimpse of John Matara's House with Only 1 Table and Computer

 

Investigators ransacked John Matara's house on Wednesday, January 10, in the course of their probe into the 34-year-old's conduct following his alleged involvement in murder and other villainous acts. Thirty-four-year-old John Matara lived in Kahawa West.  Inside John Matara's house The police got access to the one-bedroomed abode in Kahawa West, where they found several articles, including HIV testing kits, contraceptives, empty alcohol bottles, books, stickers pasted on the wall with inscriptions and a computer. According to the caretaker there, Nicholas Mwangi, Matara was secretive and would often be seen leaving with friends with whom he drank at joints.  He remained indoors during the day but would leave in the dusk for his escapades, and then return in the dead of the night, the caretaker said. Video: courtesy As told by the caretaker, Matara was not rich in the way he was portraying himself to his victims. He was portrayed as a man who was, at times, struggling financially and would often fail to settle his rental dues. "In December, he did not pay; when mom asked me to demand the rent, Matara told me he only had KSh 10,000. He promised to clear the remaining KSh 2,000. The following day, I came, and he was not there," Mwangi stated. The 34-year-old hit the headlines after being implicated in the murder of a Starlet Wahu, a Nairobi socialite whose tragic death astounded Kenyans on January 6.  Pastor Kanyari's sister's death Wahu had checked into an Airbnb apartment in South B with Matara when she met her death. The couple had booked the place for a romantic getaway, but things took a tragic turn when Starlet was stabbed multiple times in her thighs by the suspect. According to the police, Wahu bled to death from the wounds, while Matara fled the scene with a stab wound of his own. He was later arrested at Mbagathi Hospital, where he had gone to seek treatment. Police also recovered some shocking items from the crime scene, including HIV test kits and used contraceptives. The motive, however, remained unclear, as the suspect had not given any statement to the police. Matara was booked into custody for 21 days as the investigators concluded their probe. The deceased was a younger sister of controversial preacher Victor Kanyari. 

by  Kai Eli