A former Kilifi County government employee and two accomplices have been convicted of murdering a businessman who paid over Sh1.9 million in a failed attempt to secure a senior position.

• A former Kilifi County government employee, Eddlied Mandi Jilani, and two others, Charo Ngira Karisa and Ruwa Makonde Buni, were found guilty of the 2018 murder of businessman Issack Kassim Jiraw.
• The victim, Issack Kassim Jiraw, had paid more than Sh1.9 million to Mandi, who claimed she could help him secure a Chief Officer position in the Kilifi County government.
• The murder stemmed from Jiraw's demands for a refund after the promised appointment failed to materialize. The victim's body was found on March 18, 2018, and the postmortem revealed death by strangulation, with the body doused in acid.