Derrick Omanga murder: Stolen phone leads to suspect arrest in Lucky Summer

The arrest of Jared Kulo Oduor on Friday, August 28, 2026, marks a major breakthrough in the investigation that began when Omanga’s body was discovered abandoned along Thika Road. 

Omanga had last been seen alive leaving an entertainment joint along Ngong Road in the company of an unidentified man and woman before he was tragically killed.

The investigation gathered momentum following the initial arrest of 17 year old Brian Mwendia Kinyua on August 18, 2026, in Kangeta area of Meru County. 

Investigators tracking the deceased's stolen mobile phone found it in Kinyua's possession, which subsequently led them to Oduor, the man who allegedly sold the handset to the teenager. 

When Homicide detectives apprehended Oduor, they found him with a cache of electronics, including a mobile phone belonging to a second-year Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) student.

The student has since positively identified the device and provided details to detectives regarding how he was ambushed and robbed by unknown assailants, cementing suspicions that Oduor is linked to a wider syndicate committing robberies with violence.

Oduor was on Monday arraigned at Makadara Law Court and detained till September 15, awaiting further court directions.

Kinyua, the first suspect, remains detained at the Kasarani Police Station under a 21-day custodial order, with his case scheduled for mention on September 7, 2026 at Makadara Law Court.