Trial dates set for officer accused in Gigiri police canteen shooting
The prosecution was given 21 days to submit additional documents, including statements from Corporal Kae, who was injured in the same incident.
The prosecution was given 21 days to submit additional documents, including statements from Corporal Kae, who was injured in the same incident.
Led by State Counsel Sidi Kirenge, the prosecution called 21 witnesses and submitted 27 exhibits.
The suspect, identified as Wong Hiu Fung, had arrived in the country from Bangkok, Thailand.
According to a police report filed at Elburgon Police Station, the chilling discovery was made on Sunday after the deceased’s brother alerted officers, claiming his sister had been killed inside her house.
The team is now revisiting earlier clues while seeking new information from both forested areas and local homesteads, where unusual activities were reported.
The police said the raid highlighted the deeper challenges facing pastoralist communities, including long-standing rivalries and competition over natural resources.
Ballistics expert Francis Karori confirmed that both the bullets and spent cartridge collected from the scene matched the rifle assigned to Kipkoech, identifying distinct firing pin marks unique to the weapon.
Kalombotole, the man accused of killing 38-year-old Edward Maingi Ndegwa inside a hospital ward, appeared before a Nairobi magistrate on Monday.
The arrests were made on July 14, 2025, during a targeted operation led by officers from Gatuanyaga Police Post, acting on a tip-off from alert members of the public.
Shikalo, who has been on the police radar for months, was taken into custody on Sunday in a major breakthrough linked to the ongoing probe into the multi-million-shilling fraud.
The suspect was apprehended in the Jomvu area after officers, acting on a tip-off, flagged down a Nairobi-bound Nissan matatu.
The suspect, a local resident, was apprehended at Kona 7 Trading Centre near the Kenya-Tanzania border, nearly 15 hours after the Friday morning attack.