The Mombasa Chief Magistrate’s Court summoned Kenya Ferry Services (KFS) Managing Director Bakari Ngowa, Likoni Sub-county DCIO, and Corporal Moses Mahiuha over the handling of crucial CCTV footage in the ongoing inquest into the 2019 Likoni ferry tragedy.
Chief Magistrate Alex Ithuku issued the summons following concerns over missing or incomplete video evidence relating to the incident in which Mariam Kighenda, 35, and her four-year-old daughter, Amanda Mutheu, drowned after their vehicle plunged into the Indian Ocean on December 20, 2019.
Principal Prosecution Counsel Alex Ndiema requested the court to compel the officials to explain the chain of custody of the CCTV footage, which was reportedly handed over by the original investigating officer to KFS management instead of being formally submitted as evidence.
During Thursday’s hearing, the current investigating officer, Bob Otieno, presented a short video clip showing the car slipping into the Likoni channel while aboard the ferry.
However, the footage was deemed incomplete and failed to show the full sequence of events leading up to the tragedy.
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