Kenya, June 4 -- There was drama today in the ongoing murder trial of rally driver Maxine Wahome, as a cybercrime police detective, Constable Nyende, testified that his forensic report had been tampered with.
Nyende claimed that Corporal Kibei, an investigator on the case, instructed him to "doctor" the findings to include only information favourable to the prosecution.
He further admitted that his report, which lacked official DCI letterheads, was printed at a cyber cafe, a revelation that drew laughter in the courtroom.
Defence counsel Philip Murgor expressed concern over the prosecution's failure to provide the defence with Nyende's report since March 2024, when Wahome was charged.
The report was only made available to the defence today, raising questions about prosecutorial conduct.
Murgor also pointed out that a separate cybercrime report on the victim, Asad Khan's phone, had yet to be disclosed.
He indicated plans to report Prosecutor Ogweno to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for withholding critical evidence.
This incident follows earlier revelations that a Government Chemist report, indicating the presence of narcotics in Khan's system, was withheld from the defence for over five months.
The defence argues that such evidence could have influenced the decision to charge Wahome with murder.
The trial is set to continue tomorrow with testimony from Corporal Diana Angote, the investigating officer and the prosecution's final witness.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Bana Kenya.