Renowned disk jokey DJ Joe Mfalme is off the hook in a murder probe of a police officer.
DJ Joe Mfalme will now be a state witness in the murder case of Kabete Police Detective Felix Kelian Kintos.
This is after the Director of Public Prosecutions in a letter dated April 5, 2024, advised that the second to the seventh respondents be witnesses in the case.
In the same letter, the DPP charged the first respondent Allan Ochieng’ with the murder of Kintos.
This was revealed Monday, April 8 during mention of a case where DJ Joe Mfalme and six others were under probe over the murder of the cop.
Ochieng was expected to be charged before the Kiambu High Court on Monday, April 8, 2024.
The incident that led to the death occurred in Kikuyu, on Saturday, March 16.
Prior to his appearance in court on Monday 8, DJ Joe Mfalme released a statement expressing his gratitude for the support received during this challenging period.
It seemed he knew he was off the hook.
“We want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering loyalty and encouragement during this challenging period.
Our thoughts and prayers are still with the family and friends of those affected by this tragedy.
The past 14 days have been intense, but your messages of solidarity and visits have kept the team going.
Tomorrow, Monday 8th, DJ Joe Mfalme and the team will be heading back to Kibera Law Courts to hopefully hear the outcome of the investigations. Court starts at 9 a.m.
We will provide an update once we are done with court tomorrow.
Thank you for standing by the team.”
Kintos was buried in an emotional ceremony at his home in Kajiado County on April 2.
The burial was attended by officers from the National Police Service (NPS) and friends.
A court ruling on 25 March, directed that DJ Joe Mfalme, his hypeman, driver, and videographer, together with three other police officers, be detained for 14 days.
The suspect is accused of causing bodily harm to the deceased after a non-injury accident in Kikuyu on the morning of 16 March.
Kintos died a week later. DJ Joe Mfalme and his crew were arrested hours after his death.
The prosecution told the court that they needed the days to gather sufficient evidence before preferring any charges against the suspects.
This will include recording relevant witness statements, obtaining treatment records from the hospital, obtaining CCTV footage of the crime scene, call data records of the seven, and arrest of another suspect who is still at large.
Those arraigned before the court are Allan Ochieng, Eric Gathua, Simon Wanjiru, Joseph Mwenda (Dj Joe Mfalme), and police officers Khadija Abdi Wako, Sammy Rotich, and Agnes Mogoi.
The prosecution told the court that preliminary investigations have revealed the deceased was involved in a slight noninjury accident while driving his car along Kikuyu Road.
He allegedly hit a vehicle with five occupants Ochieng, Eric, Simon, and DJ Joe Mfalme, and one more who is still at large.
Investigations officer Fredrick Kosen who is attached to DCI Dagoretti said what followed was an altercation that led to the deceased being beaten by the Ochieng, Eric, Simon, and DJ Joe Mfalme.
The accident scene was allegedly visited by Abdi.
Abdi had been assigned as the duty officer at Kikuyu police station to respond to traffic incidents on the night of March 16.
The officer allegedly found the deceased being beaten by Ochieng, Eric, and DJ Joe Mfalme.
The officer said the deceased was frogged and marched to Kikuyu police station by Allan, Eric, Simon, and DJ Joe Mfalme.
It was there that he started complaining of abdominal pain. He was also urinating blood.
Sammy Rotich and Agnes Mogoi on the other hand were on duty at the station that day.
They received the deceased who was complaining of injuries and they witnessed the deceased urinating blood.
The investigation team said the deceased left for home but the abdominal pains worsened.
He was rushed to Langata Hospital and later to Nairobi West Hospital.
“But he passed on March 21 while undergoing treatment. From then on investigations commenced and officers managed to arrest the suspects,” said the detective.
A doctor’s report indicated that the deceased suffered blunt abdominal trauma and traumatic bladder injury.
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