Detectives have explained the arrest of Esther Nthenya Muli, a woman suspected to have been with Machakos Senator Boniface Kabaka before his sudden illness, despite his family maintaining that he collapsed while having a drink at a restaurant on Friday, December 4.
On Monday, December 7, a Nairobi court heard that on the said day, Kabaka checked in at 3Dee Apartments, Kilimani, at around 2 pm and booked apartment number 306.
At the time, investigators stated that the Machakos senator was jovial did not look ill.
An hour later, Muli, a secondary school teacher from Wote would join the senator at the apartment.
"From the apartment room, they ordered drinks and food through telephone from the nearby 3Dee Restaurant, which were brought and served by the apartment's employees," the investigators stated.
It is not clear what happened between Thursday 3p.m to Friday morning when Kabaka fell ill and vomited before he collapsed and was rushed to hospital.
Detectives believe there was foul play in the legislator's sudden illness even though Muli was the one who notified the apartment's management to get an ambulance in aid of their ailing client.
Investigating officer Jason Matete argued that Muli should be detained so that the senator's progress would be monitored.
"The senator was taken to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and surgery performed to alleviate his situation but he is still unconscious and in serious condition. It is in the interests of justice that the suspect is detained owing to the nature of offence we intend to charge her with," Matete continued.
He added that it would be difficult for the investigating officer to secure the scene of the crime since it was a public place, arguing that Muli might interfere with the scene and witnesses.
Nairobi Senior Magistrate David Ndungi ruled that the prosecution had given sufficient reasons why they wanted Muli to be detained for seven days.
"The matter is of public interest considering that the victim is a senator. It is necessary that the police are given ample time to complete investigations into the allegations of attempted murder, which is a serious crime. The suspect may abscond if released on bail," the magistrate ruled.
Kabaka's family have maintained that the senator was not in the company of Muli at the time he fell ill.
