This archive report was first published on 22 August 2020.
On Friday night, a 28-year-old man was shot dead in his Nairobi home in a suspected fake gold deal gone wrong.
Kevin Omwenga, a motor vehicle dealer, was allegedly shot once in the chest by Robert Bodo Ouko after an argument in his apartment along Galana Road, Kilimani, Nairobi.
According to police, Omwenga had been involved in the fake gold business and worked with one Chris Okeyo Obure at their office near their residence.
Witnesses said Omwenga and Ouko had an argument in the former's bedroom before a gunshot was heard, with one witness stating that they were arguing over money accrued from a deal they struck back in March.
After the shooting, Omwenga's brother rushed to the bedroom and found Ouko leaving in a hurry, only to later discover his brother lying on his back with blood oozing from the chest.
They rushed Omwenga to Nairobi Women's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Ouko joined them later and they proceeded to Kilimani Police Station to report the matter.
He was arrested and led police to an office block along Galana Road, where they recovered the killer weapon - a mini-Ceska with 13 rounds of ammunition.
Police said the weapon was found kept in a safe belonging to Obure, who was later arrested. A bullet shell and empty cartridge were recovered from the scene of the incident.
The body was later moved to a mortuary.
Police said preliminary findings show that the two disagreed over a deal.
