A Mombasa court has detained a woman and her house help for 10 days over allegations of conspiring to kill her husband.
According to Police Constable Dominic Kiptum, Ms Rose Adhiambo and Ms Doris Akinyi allegedly hired hitmen to kill Mr Polycarp Okumu, also known as Kamili, at Beach Road estate in Mombasa.
Kiptum claimed in a sworn affidavit that the two suspects and their accomplices conspired to kill Mr Okumu between October 20 and 26. He also stated that Ms Adhiambo was found by her husband at Kenya Commercial Bank, Naivas branch in Nyali, while withdrawing Sh1.2 million, which was allegedly to be used to pay the assassins.
Ms Adhiambo was arrested at the bank while trying to contact the alleged killers to pick up the money. It is also alleged that she had previously tried to poison her husband, but he miraculously survived.
Evidence and Context ¶
Kiptum claimed that the attempted murder may have resulted from the suspects' efforts to inherit Mr Okumu's property, worth millions of shillings. Sources said the woman had hired people from Kisumu, who had arrived in Mombasa for the alleged mission.
Response and Consequences ¶
Resident Magistrate Viola Yator allowed an application for the two accused to be detained at Bamburi Police Station. The two suspects did not object to the application, which will enable police to complete their investigations.
The magistrate ordered that Ms Adhiambo and Ms Akinyi be detained at Bamburi Police Station until November 9, when the case will be mentioned.
The recovered account cited reporting by Nation.
