Kenyan Rally Driver Maxine Wahome to be Charged with Boyfriend’s Murder

Rally driver Maxine Wahome is set to be charged with the murder of her boyfriend Asad Khan.

This comes after State prosecutor James Gachoka forwarded the case file to the High Court following the conclusion of investigations into Khan’s death.

The court heard that the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Noordin Haji recommended the murder charge after reviewing Wahome’s case file and was satisfied with the evidence presented to support it. 

On Tuesday, Milimani senior principal magistrate Bernard Ochoi granted an application by the prosecution to have the accused detained at Kilimani police station to undergo a mental examination pending the murder charges on Wednesday.

Khan died on December 18th, 2022, while receiving treatment at Avenue Hospital after he was allegedly assaulted by his girlfriend at his apartment in Nairobi’s Kilimani estate on December 12th.

The rally driver had initially been admitted to the Nairobi Hospital’s High Dependency Unit (HDU) with serious deep cuts on the right ankle.

The incident was reported to Kilimani police station by Asad’s brother Adila Khan after being informed of the incident by the management of the apartment.

Officers from Kilimani police station visited the scene and found that Asad had already been rushed to the hospital while Maxine was still present but appeared disturbed.

“On further examination, one of the window pane glasses was broken as well as two-door window pane glasses were also broken,” read court documents.

“The scene was documented where forensic evidence to wit blood stains and other items were collected and the respondent was escorted to Kilimani Police Station where she was booked for the offense of grievous harm.”

Wahome was arraigned in court and released on a Sh100,000 cash bail pending investigations into the incident.