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Briton released on Sh2m bail in girlfriend’s murder case


A Briton charged with the death of a woman was on Thursday released on a Sh2 million cash bail with two Kenyan sureties.

Mr Richard Alden appeared before High Court judge Jessie Lesiit for ruling on the bond application.

The former Wananchi Group CEO has denied killing Ms Grace Wangechi Kinyanjui, 42, at his at his Windy Ridge Road home in Karen on June 4.

The charge attracts a death penalty upon conviction.

First reports indicated Ms Kinyanjui was playing with the firearm when she accidentally shot herself but investigators have ruled this out, resulting in the murder charge.