Embattled Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa (pictured) and her aide Geoffrey Okuto now claim that it is the police who shot the uncle of MCA-elect Reuben Katana and not her bodyguard as reported before.
Kenyan bulletin reported on the case that saw the two arrested and detained in Mombasa for over 24 hours following Ngumbao Jola’s killing last Wednesday.
A pistol and 11 bullets were recovered from Okuto who was found in Jumwa’s house, according to police records in court. The weapon has been submitted for forensic analysis.
In our recent article, we highlighted incidence where Ruto’s clande and political ally Aisha Jumwa’s bodyguard had in the past impersonated police and shot live bullets at citizens in Mathare.
Yesterday, Aisha Jumwa and her guard told detectives during interrogation at the Malindi Airport Police Station that they were being unfairly linked to Jola’s killing.
On Thursday, a Mombasa magistrate freed Jumwa and Okuto on cash bail and ordered them to report to the police station for questioning.
Malindi Sub-County Director of Criminal Investigations Anthony Sunguti said Jumwa and her aide were grilled for approximately two hours.
The police claim the violence erupted when rival supporters clashed in Katana’s home after the MP stormed it, to allegedly stop an ODM campaign rally.
Shots were fired and within minutes Jola lay dead in a pool of blood. Jumwa said the violence erupted after she left the home.
