A suspect connected to the brutal murder of the late Willis Onyango Ayieko, who previously served as the Human Resource Manager at Wells Fargo, was apprehended on Monday in Nairobi.
This arrest followed an investigation conducted by multi-agency teams, according to police reports.
The individual, identified as Victor Ouma Okoth, was located in a residence he had rented in Dandora Phase IV, Nairobi, utilizing funds obtained from the crime.
Forensic analysis placed the suspect at the crime scene, as part of a forensic-led investigation carried out by a collaborative team of detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), including Homicide, CRIB, and Operations units.
The investigation remains active, with the team pursuing significant leads to identify and apprehend additional accomplices, as stated by the DCI.
A postmortem examination is scheduled for Ayieko’s body to determine the cause of death.
The autopsy will serve as the foundation for the case that detectives are currently developing.
The exercise is scheduled to take place on Tuesday in Nairobi, where the body has been transported as part of the ongoing investigations.
So far, two MPESA agents operating in Siaya have been interrogated following the revelation that the assailants withdrew funds from Ayieko’s mobile phone using mobile banking services.
The agents are expected to assist detectives in identifying the individuals who withdrew at least Ksh 100,000 from various locations in Siaya between October 19 and 20.
A team of detectives from Nairobi joined their counterparts on the ground on Thursday, announcing that they are following promising leads regarding his violent murder.
The police are investigating the case for murder and robbery with violence.
Ayieko was a licensed firearm holder, and his pistol, along with 14 rounds of ammunition, was among the items stolen from him.
His body was discovered in the Mungowere stream in Yala, Siaya County, on October 23 at 2 PM, after the family reported him missing on Monday, October 21.
Authorities indicated that the body was decomposed when a student found it; it bore bruises on the face and abdomen, suggesting it had been dragged across a rough surface.
The body was found partially clothed and appeared to have been tortured elsewhere before being discarded at the location.
The perpetrators subsequently drove his vehicle to the Sabatia area in Kakamega, a few kilometers away, and abandoned it by the roadside.
Ayieko had gone missing on Friday, October 18, after attending a burial vigil in Gem, Siaya County, where he remained until approximately 10 PM before disappearing.
His family reported that he had left his home in Nairobi, informing them he would return on Monday to attend two funeral events.
He had flown from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Kisumu around 1 PM and collected his four-wheel drive vehicle that was awaiting him.
Investigators have reconstructed Ayieko’s final moments leading up to the discovery of his body nearly five days later.
