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Former rugby player Alex Olaba detained for seven days in attempted murder case

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Former rugby player Alex Olaba at a Milimani court on Friday,April 23,2021 where he was brought on a miscellinious application as police asked for 10 days to detain him as they complete with their investigations over an attempt to kill a key witness in a case where alongside another former rugby player Frank Wanyama they were charged with gang rape.[Collins Kweyu,Standard]

A court has directed former rugby player Alex Olaba be remanded for seven days at Kilimani Police Station to allow detectives to complete investigations into allegations he attempted to murder a key witness in a gang rape case.

Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Bernard Ochoi allowed the police to detain Olaba when he was arraigned yesterday.

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