Teenage suspect in Maigo’s murder to be detained for 21 days

By Peter Ochieng

A teenager facing allegations of having a hand in the gruesome murder of Nairobi Hospital acting finance director Eric Maigo, was on Wednesday arraigned in court.

Ann Adhiambo Akinyi appeared before Milimani Principal Magistrate Zainab Abdul, where she was charged with the murder of Maigo about two weeks ago, in his Woodley estate house, Nairobi.

She will remain in police custody for 21 days to allow police to conclude their investigations.

The 16-year-old was arrested on Tuesday night in Kibera slums, according to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).

“The suspect, who detectives have established is a juvenile aged 16, was arrested at Olympic village in the sprawling Kibera slums last night, after sleuths received information regarding her whereabouts through the Fichua kwa DCI hotline number,” DCI stated in a statement.

She was interrogated by DCI officers, before being detained at Muthaiga police station ahead of her court appearance.

On September 22, the DCI in a statement said police had identified the suspect in the murder of Maigo.

“The suspect, who has since been identified as Ann Adhiambo alias Nut, is currently on the run and is believed to be between 15 to 17 years old. She is said to have sat her KCPE examination at the Dagoretti approved school between 2021 and 2022.”

Maigo’s lifeless body was found in a pool of blood on September 15, bearing 25 stab wounds. The motive of the murder is yet to be established.