Maxine Wahome, a well-known rally driver, could be accused of killing her late boyfriend Asad Khan.
Khan passed away in December following a marital dispute.
On Thursday, Wahome—who is free on bond—appeared before trial magistrate Bernard Ochoi to discuss her case.
Before Khan passed away, the incident was first presented before the court.
Police were looking into allegations of grievous bodily harm against her at the time.
Wahome and Khan are said to have battled. Wahome is also a rally driver.
He apparently got into a fight, suffered injuries, and lost a lot of blood, which could have been fatal.
The DPP has asked the court for 14 days to wrap up its investigation into the case through state attorney James Gachoka.
Subsequently the victim has since passed away and the matter is now being investigated as murder rather than assault, Gachoka stated that the investigating officer had not yet gotten the DNA results and that it would take two weeks to wrap up the inquiry.
Wahome asked the court to overturn the rulings ordering her to show up at the police station each Thursday to assist with investigations through her attorneys.
Ochoi, however, rejected the plea, claiming that the DPP’s request for two weeks to finish the probe could not put her in danger.
She further argued that as she had not yet been charged, it was premature for attorney Cliff Ombeta to be involved in the case and attend in court on behalf of Khan’s family.
Ombeta should permit the police to conduct investigations, according to Wahome.
This came after Ombeta attempted to intervene in the case on behalf of the victims.
However, the magistrate stated in his decision that Ombeta had simply told the court that they are not taking part in investigations but rather are only highlighting areas of concern that should be looked at.
So he let the victim’s attorney present his arguments.
Ombeta asserted in his arguments that he had been instructed by the family to remain silent in court and that he concurred with the need for additional investigation.
He asserted that they had sent a letter to the DPP asking him to provide the investigating officer in this case instructions to look into some areas they felt were not sufficiently covered.
The topic will be raised on January 30 so that the prosecution can indicate whether or not the investigations are complete.
