Omwenga’s murder probe’s new twist as CCTV shows suspect Ouko picking,returning pistol

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Kevin Omwenga’s murder case has taken a new twist. This is  after a new CCTV footage was obtained showing trails of one of the suspect,  Robert Bodo Ouko, fetching and returning a pistol from his boss office, Chris Obure.

The footage which is dated August 21, shows Ouko picking the pistol a few minutes past 6 am. He opens the safe and tucks away the gun before leaving the Santeu Plaza office. Later that day, Ouko is seen returning the firearm in the same spot but this time he adds ammunition.

It is well past 11 pm. At this time Omwenga was reported shot and was transported to the Nairobi Women’s Hospital Adams Plaza in a blue car.

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Screenshot photo of who is believed to be Robert Ouko in Obure’s office: Photo Courtesy

Footage outside the Galana Suites, Kilimani apartment where the deceased lived, showed Ouko load the body in the back seat of the motor vehicle but does not board the vehicle.

The suspect walks to Obure’s office just across the street Galana suites where he loads the pistol with ammunition.

At 11.14p.m Ouko leaves boarding a motorbike and heads to Kilimani police station where he was arrested following interrogation.

In his statement, Ouko told the police that the shooting was an accident, a fact that government pathologist Dr Johansen Oduor could not confirm even after an autopsy.

According to Dr Oduor, the shot was fired from an elevated angle, went through the heart and left lung killing the deceased on the spot.

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Ouko and Obure have been in custody since August 22 but are yet to be charged.

On Friday, an anticipatory bail application was set aside after the suspects were arraigned before Kilimani Law Courts Justice James Wakiaga.

Justice Wakiaga ordered that the two are held for two more days. They are expected to be taken to Mathari Hospital for mental assessment.

The duo will take plea on Monday.

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