Court orders Matara’s continued detention in Starlet Wahu’s murder case » Capital News

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 18 — John Matara, the prime suspect in the murder of socialite Starlet Wahu, will remain in detention at least until May 9 when his bail application will come up for hearing.

Justice Kanyi Kimondo issued the directive on Monday when he deferred a scheduled hearing after the State failed to present a pre-bail report.

He ordered the detention of Matara at Nairobi’s Industrial Area Remand and Allocation Centre after his lawyer said he could not argue the application for bail without referring to the pre-bail report.

Advocate Samuel Ayora noted the report would have an impact on the outcome of the application.

Justice Kimondo had, in orders issued on February 26, directed Probation Service to file the pre-bail report before March 18.

The Probation Department however requested two more weeks to finalise the document.

Ayora faulted the request for more time labelling it as unfair to his client.

Justice Kimondo explained the allocation of the May 9 court date citing an imminent recess.

Judges will break for recess from April 2 to April 30, according to a notice circulated to court users.

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