Ex-Cop Ahmed Rashid murder trial to start March 2024

Following the completion of a pre-trial conference and the disclosure of witness statements to the defence team at Kibera Court on Thursday, December 7, it was revealed that the prosecution plans to present 25 witnesses against Rashid.

The proceedings set to be presided over by High Court Judge Diana Kavedza will initiate with 12 witnesses scheduled to appear before the Court on March 14, 25, and 26 next year. 

Rashid stands accused of the murder of two teenagers, Jamal Mohammed and Mohammed Dhair Kheri on March 31, 2017, at Amal Plaza in Eastleigh, Nairobi.

Having denied the two counts of murder before Justice Diana Kavedza, Rashid was released on a Ksh.200,000 bond.

During the pre-trial conference, Judge Kavedza cautioned the legal teams against turning the case into drama.

"There will be no fights, only intellectual war. Outwit the others using your intellect," stated Judge Kavedza.

The case gained notoriety after a video surfaced on social media on March 31, 2017, showing Rashid, clad in civilian clothes, shooting two young individuals on the ground in the Eastleigh area.

The incident which occurred in broad daylight and in the presence of onlookers, led to Rashid being branded the "killer cop."