Investigations into the alleged murder of Keroche Breweries’ heiress, Tecra Karanja in May, have taken fresh twists following recent developments.
In a bid to get justice for the murder of her young daughter, Tabitha Karanja filed an application to have an inquest into the murder case, done in Nairobi.
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The battle
In the company of her husband at the Milimani courts, the mourning mother through an affidavit, was surprised by the DPP’s decision to move the inquest proceedings from Milimani to Lamu.
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Something she outrightly declined, terming the decision as “whimsical and arbitrary”. Thereafter, raising suspicions and doubts that the DPP was acting in good will and without influence from third parties.
“My daughter’s death us the most painful experience for me as a parent. We allowed the authorities to investigate and punish the crime but a number of things have happened which have made us lose faith in the DPP,” asserted Tabitha.
Plus, according to her, moving the inquest to Lamu, simply meant, that the key suspect in the murder case, Tecra’s boyfriend, Omar Lali would have influence over it.
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Citing Lali’s massive influence in the Coastal region especially among boat owners, operators and beach boys, who she did not quite trust.
“There is real and well-founded fear in our family that we may not travel to and from Lamu islands to attend and participate in the inquest proceedings at Lamu, without significant threat to our life and safety,” stated Tabitha.
In the latest updates, the inquest into Tecra death is set to proceed after a Nairobi court dismissed attempts by the prosecution to block her mother from filing evidence in the case.
