Four arrested over murder of Scottish businessman in Kenya
Following a coordinated operation involving multiple agencies, four individuals were detained in connection with the killing of a Scottish businessman whose remains were discovered inside a sack in Kenya. The body of Campbell Scott, 58, was found in Makongo Forest, approximately 60 miles (96.5km) from Nairobi, where he had been staying, on 24 February last year.
Arrests linked to robbery investigation
Kenyan authorities announced the arrests after a separate inquiry into a violent theft involving an American citizen in Nyali, close to Mombasa. The suspects were apprehended in Ukunda, a coastal town about 16 miles (25.8 km) south of Mombasa, during a joint effort between the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CR&IB) and SCCIO Nyali and Msambweni units.
Scott, from Dunfermline in Fife, was a senior director at FICO, a credit scoring company. He had arrived in Nairobi for a conference before vanishing. His absence was noted after he failed to meet colleagues at the JW Marriott Hotel in the city’s Westlands district to deliver a presentation. The previous evening, Scott was seen at Havana nightclub.
Body discovered in pineapple sack
Kenyan police indicated that Scott’s body was located in a pineapple sack with his hands tied in Makongo Forest. The remains were found near a property in the Pipeline district, a slum area about 9.3 miles (15km) from his hotel. Prosecutors suggest he was detained there to access funds from his accounts.
“An operation was conducted by DCI officers drawn from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CR&IB) Headquarters, working jointly with their counterparts from SCCIO Nyali and Msambweni (Ukunda). The suspects, Bernard Mbusu, Isaac Kinoti Kobia, Evans Muthengi Mutaki, and Kelvin Mwangi Njoroge, were apprehended at Ideal Apartments, Ukunda. The suspects have also been connected through forensic evidence to another robbery with violence in Watamu, Malindi Sub-County. A search at their residence led to the recovery of stolen items, including an HP laptop, mobile phones, various foreign currencies, multiple credit cards, cheque books from different banks, and PDQ card reader machines.”
