This archive report was first published on 23 August 2020.
On Friday night, a 28-year-old motor vehicles dealer, Kevin Omwenga, was shot dead in his bedroom in Kilimani, Nairobi. The incident occurred at Galana Suites along Galana Road.
According to police and witnesses, Omwenga was shot once in the chest after an argument with the key suspect. The two were among five people in the house at the time of the incident.
Omwenga was also linked to the gold business and had planned to travel to Dubai with some of his business associates to meet a client on a gold deal.
Police said the motive of the shooting had not been established, but preliminary findings indicated that Omwenga and the suspect disagreed over a deal gone bad.
The suspect, who was working as a driver and bodyguard to Omwenga's business associate, was arrested at Kilimani police station. He 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.
Police also arrested Omwenga's business associate, who was found with the suspected killer weapon in a safe belonging to him.
