Four arrested over murder of Scottish businessman in Kenya
Four arrested over murder of Scottish businessman in Kenya
A group of four individuals were detained in connection with the killing of a Scottish businessperson whose remains were discovered inside a sack in Kenya. Campbell Scott, 58, was found dead in Makongo Forest, approximately 60 miles (96.5km) from Nairobi, where he had been staying, on 24 February last year. Detectives in Kenya announced the arrests during a multi-agency operation in Ukunda, a coastal town roughly 16 miles (25.8 km) south of Mombasa.
Investigation into violent robbery leads to arrests
The arrests followed a separate inquiry into a robbery involving an American national near Nyali, close to Mombasa. Scott, from Dunfermline in Fife, served as a senior director at the credit scoring firm FICO. He had traveled to Nairobi for a conference before vanishing. His disappearance was reported after he missed a scheduled meeting to present at the JW Marriott Hotel in the city’s Westlands district.
Scott was last seen at Havana nightclub the night prior to his death. Kenyan police indicated they suspected his body was taken to a property in the Pipeline district, a slum area about 9.3 miles (15km) from his hotel. Prosecutors claim he was detained there for some time while efforts were made to access funds from his bank accounts.
“An operation was conducted by DCI officers from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CR&IB) Headquarters, collaborating with counterparts from SCCIO Nyali and SCCIO Msambweni (Ukunda),” stated Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). “The suspects, Bernard Mbusu, Isaac Kinoti Kobia, Evans Muthengi Mutaki, and Kelvin Mwangi Njoroge, were apprehended at Ideal Apartments in Ukunda.”
Authorities also confirmed the suspects were connected to another violent robbery in Watamu, Malindi Sub-County. A search of their residence uncovered stolen items, including an HP laptop, mobile phones, various foreign currencies, several credit cards, cheque books from multiple banks, and PDQ [card reader] machines.
