A Nairobi court has set the hearing of an inquest of Keroche heiress Tecra Muigai to February next year.
When the matter came up for hearing virtually on Thursday before Milimani principal magistrate Zainab Abdul, the court was informed that Omar Lali’s lawyer was not present as he was indisposed.
The magistrate said the inquest could not proceed as it was important for the lawyer to be present leading to the adjournment.
Former Keroche Breweries CEO Tabitha Karanja was expected to continue with her testimony.
The case will proceed on February 28.
In October, Tabitha Karanja told an inquest she suspected Omar Lali could have had a hand in her daughter’s death because she could have refused to continue financing him.
Tabitha told an inquest into the mysterious death of Keroche heiress Tecra Wangari Muigai that it was Lali’s greed that caused her daughter’s death.
She was recalled in court after Lali made the application in a bid to cross-examine her regarding her testimony in court saying when she testified, he was absent and was also not represented.
Tabitha said it was not normal for Tecra to be transferring huge amounts of money ‘to a 60-year-old man’.
She admitted that she didn’t know why Tecra was sending the money but it was not a normal occurrence.
“In our culture, men send the money, not the other way round. Not usual for an older man to be receiving huge amounts of money from a young girl,” she said.
Tecra was 29 years old when she met her death.
She explained to the court that as a mother, she felt her daughter was not in a good relationship but she decided to let her be.
Also recalled was one Peter Kariuki, a family friend who told the court that Omar could have manipulated Tecra emotionally.
“I think he used false pretences to convince her to stay,” said Kariuki.
