Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has threatened harsh punishment for those responsible for the death of Meru County blogger Daniel Muthiani, also known as Sniper.

In a post on his official X account, Prof. Kindiki stated that detectives are nearing the end of identifying the "evil perpetrators."

PHOTO | COURTESY Daniel Muthiani

"Those responsible for organising, financing and executing the cruel murder of Daniel Muthiani, alias Sniper, have a date with justice," Kindiki told the media.

"Detectives are concluding the process of identifying the evil perpetrators, including those who lured the young man to his death and those who tortured, murdered, and dumped his body in an attempt to conceal the terrible crime." He added

Sniper vanished on December 2, 2023, and his body was found on December 16, 2023.

PHOTO | COURTESY Daniel Muthiani

A postmortem examination of the deceased's body found that he died as a result of strangulation.

Sniper had marks on his neck and exhibited indicators of a person who had been deprived of air, according to government pathologist Johansen Oduor, who examined the Marimanti Level 4 hospital Mortuary in Tharaka Nithi, Meru County.

He also had cracked ribs and injuries on his head, indicating that he was strangled before being thrown into a river.