This archive report was first published on 25 July 2021.
Mysterious Death of Kevin Omwenga's Brother Sparks Probe ¶
On Wednesday, Wycliffe Omwenga, the brother of murdered car dealer and gold scammer Kevin Omwenga, was found dead in his house in Riruta, Nairobi.
The cause of his death is yet to be established, but police are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.
Police are looking for a woman who was seen leaving Wycliffe's house on Wednesday, and a team of detectives from the DCI headquarters has joined the probe to establish the motive behind Wycliffe's murder.
Wycliffe was a key witness in his brother's murder case, which was linked to a fake gold deal that Kevin was to seal in Dubai.
Kevin Omwenga was shot dead in his house at Galana Suites in Kilimani, Nairobi, in August last year, and investigations showed that he was killed over the fake gold deal.
Gold dealer Chris Obure and his security guard Robert Bodo Ouko were arrested and charged with the murder, but they were released on bond.
Wycliffe's relatives said they were forced to use private means to take the body to the mortuary after the officers at the Riruta police station said they did not have a vehicle.
They claimed they had to beg the officers to give them a note showing that Wycliffe lived alone so they can be allowed to break into his house and remove the body.
On August 21, 2020, Obure and Bodo were arrested after Kevin was murdered in his house at Galana Suites in Kilimani, Nairobi.
They denied the charge and were granted bail of Sh2 million and Sh500,000 respectively by Justice Jessie Lessit.
The court directed them to deposit two sureties of the same amounts and barred the accused from contacting any of Kevin's relatives or a prosecution witness.
They were also ordered to surrender their travel documents to the court and file affidavits declaring their respective places of residence.
