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How stolen phone led police to suspects in murder of Kilifi IEBC boss

Joseph Sunday Otieno and Bryan Templer Oyare at the Mombasa High Court in Mombasa County on Friday 7 February 2025, where they were charged with killing Kilifi IEBC manager Aisha Akinyi Abubakar. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

Two people charged with the January 4, 2025 murder of Kilifi County IEBC manager Aisha Akinyi Abubakar were traced through a mobile phone they stole during the attack.

Police Constable Oscar Mugala told Justice Wendy Ntinyari on Tuesday that the first accused person, Joseph Sunday, was arrested using a mobile phone of Qassim Mrisho, Abubakar's son.

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