“The guards stormed the court with the suspect and we had to act swiftly because the complainant had alerted us that the youth might be armed,” said Bungoma OCPD Kirunya Limbitu.Henry Waswa is accused of killing a Mombasa university college student Mitch Kibiti. The deceased is the son to Bungoma County Public Administration Chief Officer David Kibiti.Drama started when Waswa, who was to appear before resident judge Abida Ali Aroni, stormed the court precincts with over 10 youth, who police suspected were armed with guns and communication gadgets.
It is alleged that they were set to threaten witnesses lined up for the case.Offices from the flying squad moved in swiftly forcing Waswa’s guards, who had initially tried to resist arrest, to lie down as they ransacked their vehicles and pockets for any contraband material or illegal guns.
In late 2017, Waswa shocked the sleepy Nzatani Village in Kitui County, after arriving in four choppers to pay bride price for his wife Moreen Tabitha. A fleet of high-end vehicles was on standby to pick his entourage.Reports said the event cost him Sh5 million with a ring the couple exchanged costing a jaw-dropping Sh1.6 million.Details are scanty as to how much bride price was paid, though the heavy presence of security men pointed to the hefty amounts that may have exchanged hands.
