This archive report was first published on 24 August 2020.
On August 21, 2020, a tragic incident occurred at Galana Suites in Kilimani, leaving one man dead. The case has now taken a new twist, with the chief suspect claiming the shooting was accidental.
Robert Bodo Ouko, suspected of pulling the trigger that killed Kelvin Omwenga, 28, told detectives that the bullet that killed the businessman was fired as the two fought over the gun. Ouko has been detained at Kilimani Police Station since his arrest on Friday night.
According to a detective privy to the ongoing investigations, Ouko insists that he and Omwenga have been good friends for a long time. However, this statement does not explain what the argument was about or who pulled the trigger.
At the time of the shooting, the weapon had 14 rounds of ammunition. Detectives collected a bullet head and an empty cartridge from the scene, but were unable to record statements from Ouko and the other suspect, Chris Obure, on Saturday as they were intoxicated.
Obure, who is being detained at Kileleshwa Police Station, has still not recorded his statement. His lawyer, Patrick Lumumba, was seen at Kilimani Police Station shortly before he left for Kileleshwa.
Obure has told police that the gun was retrieved from a safe in his office on the first floor of Santeu Plaza next to Omwenga's residence without his knowledge. Footage from Santeu Plaza shows Ouko leaving the office block after collecting the gun moments before he joined Omwenga and his company.
The gun is now the focus of investigations as police try to establish the circumstances under which Obure had it, despite being declared unfit about three years ago. He reportedly brandished a gun inside B-club following a scuffle over parking space and threatened to shoot a reveller, and was disarmed and declared unfit to possess a weapon.
