This archive report was first published on 23 August 2020.
On Friday night, a fatal shooting occurred at Galana Suites along Galana Road in Kilimani, Nairobi, leaving one person dead.
Kevin Omwenga, a 28-year-old motor vehicles dealer, was shot once in the chest after an argument with the key suspect in his murder.
According to police, Omwenga and the suspect had been arguing over a gold deal worth Sh40 million, which had gone sour in March this year.
Police said the suspect, who was working as a driver and bodyguard to Omwenga's business associate, had been in the house with Omwenga and four other people when the incident occurred.
After the shooting, the suspect joined Omwenga's relatives at the hospital and later at Kilimani police station, where the shooting was reported.
The suspect was arrested at the police station and later led police to an office block along Galana Road, where the suspected killer weapon - a Mini-ceska - with 13 rounds of ammunition, was found.
The weapon was discovered inside a safe belonging to Omwenga's business associate, who was later arrested in Lavington area.
Nairobi police boss Rashid Yakub said they had not established the motive of the shooting, but preliminary findings indicated that Omwenga and the suspect disagreed over the deal gone bad.
It is reported that Omwenga and some of his business associates had planned to travel to Dubai to meet a client on the gold deal.
