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  • Suspect in the murder of Kilifi chief officer to remain in police custody for 14 days

    Suspect in the murder of Kilifi chief officer to remain in police custody for 14 days

    The key suspect in the murder of Kilifi chief officer for blue economy Rahab Karisa will spend a further 14 days in police custody.

    Kilifi senior principal magistrate Justus Kituku allowed police to detain Diana Naliaka at the Kilfi police station as investigations into the murder continues.

    Naliaka, who was a domestic worker at Karisa’s home, is suspected to have stubbed her employer at her residence in Mnarani, Kilifi County last Thursday before escaping.

    Rahab had just arrived from a week-long work tour of Italy when an argument is said to have ensued between her and her aunt, and the house help. She is said to have discovered 32,000 shillings missing from the 100,000 shillings she had been keeping in her house.

    The suspect was arrested on Tuesday at the Busia border crossing as she attempted to flee the country.

    Investigators say the suspect who hails from Bungoma County, was arrested in Kakamega as she sought to escape to a neighboring country.

  • Househelp allegedly stabs Kilifi CO Rahab Karisa to death, flees

    Househelp allegedly stabs Kilifi CO Rahab Karisa to death, flees

    Kilifi Chief Officer for Fisheries and Blue Economy Rahab Karisa is dead.

    She was allegedly stabbed to death by her house help in Mnarani, Kilifi County on Thursday morning.

    She had returned to the country on Wednesday from a trip to Italy.

    According to a private guard, the house help escaped before officers from a private firm arrived for their morning duties.

    Police have commenced investigations into the incident.

    Elsewhere, Kilifi governor Gideon Mungaro expressed shock at the untimely death of the officer. He described Rahab as a young, talented, hardworking officer and her future was bright.

    He called on the police to expedite investigations.

    “It is with great shock, disbelief and profound sadness that I announce the untimely death of Rahab Amani Karisa, Chief Officer, and Division of Blue Economy in the Department of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Blue Economy. Rahab was a young, talented, hardworking officer and her future was bright” he said.

    “According to the preliminary police investigation, Rahab was brutally murdered by her househelp. I am calling upon the security agencies to move with speed to arrest the known culprit to face the full force of the law” he appealed.

    He said the County Government of Kilifi will work closely with the family to plan for the burial arrangements.

    Additional reporting by Dickson Wekesa