This archive report was first published on 5 May 2020.
On Tuesday, Omar Lali, the boyfriend of Keroche Breweries' Tecra Muigai Karanja, who died on Saturday, appeared before Lamu Principal Magistrate Allan Temba via video link. He was arrested over Tecra's death and will be detained for 21 more days to allow police to complete their probe.
Tecra was the daughter of Keroche owner Tabitha Muigai Karanja and the company's director of strategy and innovation. She died from head injuries sustained in a fall on the stairs of a private house in Shella, Lamu, where she was staying with Mr Lali.
Prosecutor Eddie Kadede, representing the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), and investigating officer Sergeant Luke Marwa applied for the suspect's detention at Lamu Police Station. The court granted the application on condition that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) permits the suspect to have access to legal advice from his advocates.
The investigators will take statements from witnesses, analyse the scene, conduct a postmortem and forensic analysis of phones, CCTV footage and/or computers belonging to Tecra and Mr Lali. They will also visit Nairobi and Naivasha to collect more evidence.
The case will be mentioned on May 26 for the investigator to submit a report and the court to issue further directions.
Published on May 5, 2020.
