RUGBY
Former rugby player Alex Olaba at a Milimani court on Friday,April 23,2021 where he was brought on a miscellinious application as police asked for 10 days to detain him as they complete with their investigations over an attempt to kill a key witness in a case where alongside another former rugby player Frank Wanyama they were charged with gang rape.[Collins Kweyu,Standard]
A court has directed former rugby player Alex Olaba be remanded for seven days at Kilimani Police Station to allow detectives to complete investigations into allegations he attempted to murder a key witness in a gang rape case.
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Alex Olaba is accused of attempting to kill a key witness in a rape case against him. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]
Former Kenya Sevens rugby player Alex Olaba has been detained for seven days to allow detectives time to complete probe into accusation of attempted murder of rape witness.
Milimani Senior Resident Magistrate Bernard Ochoi on Friday, April 23 allowed the DCI detectives’ request to hold the suspect for a week, saying the accusations levelled against Olaba were weighty and deserved thorough investigations before a formal suit is filed.
The Investigating Officer, George Otieno, told the court that Olaba made several direct and indirect attempts at contacting witnesses.
That has been occasioned by a myriad of factors most of which have been beyond our control. We, however, as a team are not looking at it as obstacles or excuses but have instead considered them as surmountable challenges which we are determined to overcome. If you all recall, we started the season relatively late. Reasons wherefore are in the public domain. We have since been playing catch-ups and the fixture congestion has taken a great physical toll on our players.
Injury concerns have also contributed to the poor start to the season according to the chair, who has placed his hopes on the young players at the club s disposal.
We have been through such challenges and overcame them. We will in future definitely face the same. The most important thing that we should build is how we navigate through the period.
Ochieng also asked the fans to stick with the team despite a struggle that has stretched to 10 games so far. That is what defines our character and I see that in the team, he continued. We need your support which we are grateful for. We will not let you down.
Earlier, Ochieng had stated how they are hopeful that their young squad will help them turn their form around and remain in the top-flight.