This archive report was first published on 16 July 2020.
On July 16, 2020, the Director of Public Prosecutions made a significant decision in the case of Tecra Muigai, the late Keroche heiress, by dropping murder charges against her boyfriend Omar Lali.
As a result, Omar Lali has been set free unconditionally. The DPP has also opened an inquest into Tecra's death, seeking to uncover the truth behind her untimely demise.
Tecra Muigai, who was the director of strategy and innovation at Keroche Breweries, died at the Nairobi Hospital on May 6, 2020, after being involved in an accident at a Holiday House in Lamu on April 23, 2020.
Initially, an autopsy revealed that Tecra died from injuries consistent with a fall, which aligned with Omar Lali's account of the incident. However, the Keroche family claimed that their daughter had been pushed.
The prosecution team, led by Senior Counsel James Orengo, had initially planned to charge Lali with Tecra's murder, relying on toxicological evidence, detailed post-mortem reports, phone records, and other documentary exhibits and witnesses' statements to prove his guilt.
