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DPP pushes to continue Agnes Tirop murder trial amid hunt for suspect Ibrahim Rotich
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 19, 2025

The case has faced multiple delays, having been adjourned six times due to Rotich’s absence. Justice Wananda had previously criticised the DCI for the...

Suspects in murder of marathoner Samson Kandie seek plea deal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 18, 2025

Widow Rose Chepkemboi, who is jointly charged with the men, is not part of the plea deal. All three deny killing Kandie at his home in Elgon View Esta...

Agnes Tirop case stalls after prime suspect Ibrahim Rotich skips court for fifth time
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 29, 2025

The repeated absence of the accused has now left the court and the public in limbo, with no clear timeline for when the trial will finally begin.

Agnes Tirop murder trial postponed again as court gives DCI two weeks to trace prime suspect
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 23, 2025

Rotich, who is out on Sh500,000 cash bail, could not be traced by detectives, prompting the court to grant the DCI two more weeks to locate and presen...

Court hears wife of late marathoner Samson Kandie paid goons to assault him
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 14, 2025

Kandie, 53, was found unconscious at his Elgon View residence on October 2, 2024. Both his hands and legs had been bound with rope, suggesting possibl...

Court adjourns Agnes Tirop murder case after suspect Ibrahim Rotich disappears
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 27, 2025

His lawyer, Ngigi Mbugua, stunned the court by revealing that his client had switched off both of his mobile phones and had relocated from his known r...

Kipchumba Murkomen commits to protecting female athletes from abuse
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 03, 2024

He said that greedy vultures in the sports industry, who target talented women for their wealth, perpetrate serious issues of gender violence and sexu...

Kelvin Kiptum, Agnes Tirop and others: Kenyan athletes who died in their prime
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 12, 2024

Among them are Agnes Tirop, Samuel Wanjiru, Nicholas Bett and Richard Chelimo.

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