Businessman Francis Kiambi's death probe: Detectives interrogate wife, close relative and a lawyer

Mary Waigwe Muthoni, wife of the late Francis Kiambi Kiriro, a close relative and a lawyer, are among the key persons of interest being investigated over the mysterious death of the late businessman-cum-politician.

Mr. Kiambi is reported to have died at his home hours after a disagreement with his wife over the acquisition of a multi-billion credit facility.

Until 2 pm on Tuesday, January 10, detectives from the DCI Homicide Unit were busy processing the scene where the businessman-cum-politician was found dead.

The Homicide officers who were later joined by their counterparts from the Crimes Unit based at Lang'ata and Karen police stations, spent the better part of Tuesday morning collecting exhibits from the deceased home along Ndege road in Karen.

Family members including the late Francis Kiambi's wife Mary Waigwe Muthoni, close relatives, workers and neighbors were among those interrogated by detectives who sought to establish the cause of the mysterious death.

According to investigations being spearheaded by Lang'ata DCIO Charles Atee Akamil, detectives are treating three people as persons of interest in the late businessman's death. They include his wife Mary Waigwe Muthoni, a close relative and a Lawyer. The three were together with the late Kiambi few moments before he was found dead in his bedroom.

“We found he had been declared dead. They had gone out as a couple for some business transaction and in the morning they found him dead,” said the DCIO.

Detectives are now trying to establish as to whether the deceased wife's refusal to be her husband’s guarantor in securing a Ksh.2 billion loan he was seeking to start a business has any link with the mysterious death.

It is also still not clear the nature of discussions that involved the unidentified lawyer and a relative, hours before the late Kiambi was found dead, after the couple returned home and spent the night in separate bedrooms due to the suspected disagreement.

The police boss has called on members of the public to volunteer information relating to the demise of Francis Kiambi Kiriro.

The body of the deceased was moved to the Lee Funeral home pending autopsy to establish his cause of death after a family doctor from the nearby Karen Hospital confirmed the death.

The businessman who specialized in alcohol production and farming previously unsuccessfully vied for the Tharaka Nithi Senatorial seat.