Maxine Wahome

NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 30 - Celebrated rally ace Maxine Wahome has been freed on a Sh2 million cash bail following an application by her lawyers in a murder ...

Wahome, who was widely celebrated after becoming the first Kenyan woman to win her competitive class at the WRC Safari Rally in June last year, ...

Wahome, who was widely celebrated after becoming the first Kenyan woman to win her competitive class at the WRC Safari Rally in June last year, denies any wrongdoing.

WORST OF ENEMIES: Rally driver Maxine Wahome appears before High Court judge Lilian Mutende during the bail application at the Milimani law courts on March ...

Murgor also narrated to the court how Wahome met her boyfriend, saying he approached her. Further orders are that the accused deposits her passport in court," Justice Mutende ruled. Last week, Maxine told the court that her boyfriend, Asad Khan, was an abusive partner and she is the victim, not the villain. “Asad was a mechanic who helped Maxine fix her rally cars and when she got famous, all the sponsorship money ended up in the hands of Asad and his brother Adil,” Murgor said. Wahome was charged with the murder of Khan which occurred in December last year after a domestic squabble. •Last week, Maxine told the court that her boyfriend, Asad Khan, was an abusive partner and she is the victim, not the villain.

Maxine Wahome, who is the first Kenyan woman to win the WRC Safari Rally, is is accused of attacking her 50-year-old boyfriend and fellow rally driver Asad ...

"The deceased thereafter injured himself on the balcony window panes and took himself to hospital," she said. In court filings seen by AFP, Wahome said Khan hurt himself after kicking a door to a balcony where she had sought refuge after a fight with him. Wahome, who won acclaim when she became the first Kenyan woman to win the third-tier WRC Safari Rally in June last year, has denied any wrongdoing.

On Wednesday, March 15, 2023, celebrated rally driver Maxine Wahome appeared in court where she pleaded not guilty to the murder of her boyfriend Asad Khan.

That I was advised by my parents not to leave the house and wait for the police,” she said. [Maxine pleaded not guilty](https://www.tuko.co.ke/kenya/counties/498195-maxine-wahome-pleads-guilty-killing-boyfriend-asad-khan/) to the murder of Asad Khan. Maxine said the deceased while pursuing her attempted to break the door to the balcony using his feet and in the process, injured himself. [Maxine maintained her innocence](https://www.tuko.co.ke/facts-lifehacks/celebrity-biographies/489869-maxine-wahome-case-what-happened-latest-updates/), saying Khan injured himself. [Maxine Wahome](https://www.tuko.co.ke/facts-lifehacks/celebrity-biographies/489869-maxine-wahome-case-what-happened-latest-updates/) is the main suspect in the gruesome murder of her deceased boyfriend Asad Khan. [Nairobi](https://kiswahili.tuko.co.ke/tags/habari-za-kaunti-ya-nairobi/) was also ordered to deposit her passport with the High Court Deputy Registrar Criminal Division and not to leave the country without the court's permission.

Rally driver Maxine Wahome freed on Sh2m bond after pleading not guilty in Asad Khan murder case; court directs she surrenders her passport, mention set for ...

"The prosecution did not advance any compelling reasons to warrant the court to deny her bond,"ruled Justice Mutende.. Releasing Maxine high court judge Lilian Mutende directed her to.deposit her passport in court. High court judge Justice Lilian Mutende did not give an alternative cash bail.

Rally driver Maxine Wahome freed on Sh2m bond after pleading not guilty in Asad Khan murder case; court directs she surrenders her passport, mention set for ...

"The prosecution did not advance any compelling reasons to warrant the court to deny her bond,"ruled Justice Mutende.. Releasing Maxine high court judge Lilian Mutende directed her to.deposit her passport in court. High court judge Justice Lilian Mutende did not give an alternative cash bail.

Her lawyer Phillip Murgor says Maxine is now on her way home with her mother.