This archive report was first published on 7 September 2019.
On July 2018, a significant amount of heroin and cash went missing from the Mombasa Law Courts, sparking a thorough investigation by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
According to the DCI, the exhibits were handled 'recklessly', leading to the loss of 10kg of heroin valued at Sh30 million and cash of various currencies amounting to more than Sh600,000.
Four individuals have been arrested in connection with the incident, including Mombasa Principal Magistrate Edgar Kagoni, Mr. Abdalla Awadh Abubakar, Mr. Lawrence Thoya Bayan, and Mr. Onesmus Momanyi.
The suspects will be charged with obstruction with intent to defeat justice and aiding and abetting trafficking in narcotics.
Magistrate Kagoni is being held at Kilindini police cells, while Abubakar is at Makupa police cells. Bayan is being held at Nyali cells, and Momanyi is at ICD Nairobi, awaiting transfer to Mombasa.
