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In courts: Hearing of robbery charges against MP Muchai murder suspects resumes

Wheels of Justice: Court stories lined up for today.

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by Peter Obuya

Realtime05 March 2025 - 08:22
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In Summary


  • Those on trial over his murder are Erick Muyera Isabwa and his six co-accused Raphael Kimani, Mustapha Kimani, Stephen Astiva, Jane Wanjiru, Margaret Njeri, and Simon Wambugu.
  • The robberies are alleged to have occurred hours before the accused persons killed Muchai, in the early hours of February 7, 2015, along Kenyatta Avenue.

The hearing of the robbery with violence case against suspects in the murder of former Kabete MP George Muchai resumes at the magistrate court in Nairobi.

Those on trial over his murder are Erick Muyera Isabwa and his six co-accused Raphael Kimani, Mustapha Kimani, Stephen Astiva, Jane Wanjiru, Margaret Njeri, and Simon Wambugu.

The robberies are alleged to have occurred hours before the accused persons killed Muchai, his driver and two bodyguards in the early hours of February 7, 2015, along Kenyatta Avenue.

They are facing another charge of murder before the High Court.

Isabwa, the main suspect in both cases, has since denied the robbery with violence charges.

He testified last month and it is the second suspect, Raphael Kimani, who is expected to take to the witness stand to defend himself before Milimani chief magistrate Lucas Onyina today.

Asad Khan murder case

At the High Court, the murder trial against rally driver Maxine Wahome for the killing of her boyfriend Asad Khan continues with more prosecution witnesses expected to testify.Justice Lillian Mutende has been hearing the testimonies since Monday, March 3 with among them a senior DCI officer who was among the first people to visit the scene testifying.

Bribery casePrincipal magistrate Celesa Okore will today give directions in a case where a former official of the defunct Nairobi Metropolitan Services was charged with soliciting and receiving bribes.

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