A suspect in the murder of Nairobi Hospital Acting Finance Director Eric Maigo is an adult and fit to stand trial.
Detectives have also established Ann Adhiambo is over 18 years old.
Her age was in dispute.
An age and mental assessment conducted at the Mathari Hospital in Nairobi confirmed she is a Kenyan adult of sound mind.
This is contrary to earlier reports that she might have been a minor.
Her parents have also told police she was born about 2003, officials aware said.
Adhiambo was presented in court on September 27, 2023, and police granted 21 days to hold her as they completed their investigations.
Police are now prepared to report to the court on October 18 and state the woman is an adult and fit to stand trial.
The woman was captured on CCTV escaping from the scene of Maigo’s murder on the morning of September 15 at Woodley estate, Nairobi.
She was arrested at the Olympics in Kibra a week later after efforts by detectives were backed by members of the public who provided intelligence on her whereabouts.
She has already recorded a statement with the police.
Maigo was found with 25 stab wounds at his Woodley Estate residence in Nairobi on September 15.
A miscellaneous application filed by Corporal Patrick Boge said the deceased was in the company of the respondent herein before he was found murdered where she is suspected of having been attacked by the respondent who was armed with kitchen knives.
Boge said the investigations indicate that the woman was among the group that orchestrated the violence which resulted in the death of the deceased.
He added that he has yet to record statements from the key witnesses, take fingerprints, do photo profiling, ascertain her previous criminal record, take the respondent for DNA sampling for analysis by the government chemist, and trace and arrest respondent associates.
The officer said he also needed to escort the girl for mental assessment/age assessment and subject her to a medical examination to ascertain injuries inflicted when escaping from the scene of the crime.
