This archive report was first published on 23 August 2020.
Kilimani Murder: CCTV Footage Reveals Mystery Lady and Suspect's Alibi ¶
On August 22, 2020, a murder took place at the Galana Suites Apartment in Kilimani, Nairobi, where Kevin Omwenga was allegedly shot by his co-conspirator Robert Bodo Ouko in a fake gold scam gone wrong.
According to CCTV footage obtained by Citizen TV, Omwenga and Ouko had gotten into a heated argument over a Sh40M gold deal that they had struck back in March. The argument took place in the bedroom, and a loud bang was heard.
Wycliffe Omwenga, the brother to the deceased, said he was making supper before he heard the gunshot sound from his brother's bedroom. When he rushed to Omwenga's bedroom, he found him bleeding from the chest. Ouko, who was the only other person in the bedroom, claimed that Omwenga had shot himself.
However, CCTV footage reveals a different story. At 9:39pm, Omwenga is seen leaving his house with a few friends, only to return minutes later at 10:35pm in the company of a young lady. Four minutes later, Robert Ouko, the suspect, is seen disembarking from the elevator and heads straight to Omwenga's house.
At 11:22pm, activities take a new twist, one of Omwenga's guests is seen rushing to the elevator, pushing the buttons severally and appears to be disturbed and in a panic mode. A few seconds later, Ouko is captured leaving through the escalator, and it's assumed this was after he had shot Omwenga.
But what's even more puzzling is that Ouko later joins the rest at Nairobi Women's Hospital where Omwenga was pronounced dead on arrival. Ouko led the rest to the station where the matter was reported. He was immediately arrested and led police to Obure's office where the killing weapon was recovered.
Why did Ouko leave after the shooting, came back, helped carry Omwenga to hospital, went to the hospital and to the police voluntarily? Is he innocent or playing smart? The investigations will give the answers.
