The Key suspect in the brutal murder of Kilifi Fisheries and Blue Economy chief officer Rahab Karisa was today arraigned at Kilifi law courts.
The prosecution however moved Kilifi Law Courts with a miscellaneous application to detain the suspect for 14 days to establish her true identity.
According to the ODPP, a preliminary investigation from the DCI indicated that the suspect was Diana Naliaka alias Saraha Nekesa Barasa.
However, at the time of arrest, the suspect did not have any identification and she has been using her aunt’s ID card.
Naliaka appeared before Kilifi principal magistrate Justus Kituku.
She was arrested on July 25, in Busia while she was attempting to cross to the neighbouring Uganda.
Magistrate Kituku granted the police 14 days for to hold the suspect as they conclude their investigations.
According to eyewitnesses, Karisa returned to the country on Wednesday, July 19, from a work trip in Europe.
An altercation ensued between her and the house help, who vanished before officers from a private firm arrived for their morning duties.
