Police probe shooting of a man in broad daylight on Mirema Drive

Police in Nairobi are investigating the murder of a man in Mirema who was accosted by unknown assailants who shot several times and killed him instantly as he drove after dropping a female companion.

It remains unclear why the man, now identified as Samuel Mugota, was murdered, with detectives suspecting a deal gone sour.

At 1.57pm on Monday, according to CCTV footage obtained by Citizen TV, a man in a cap and a coat, whom one would assume is just a pedestrian, is seen approaching a Honda CRV and pulling out what appears to be a pistol before opening fire.

A frantic woman who was across the road walking is seen running for her dear life as gunshots rent the air.

When the man on a mission finishes his job, he runs towards a vehicle that had blocked the road and is driven off; and just like that, in a matter of 45 seconds, Mugota is dead.

The 40-year-old father of three is reported to have dropped a woman in the area before being accosted as he made his way out. Area Police Commander Peter Mwanzo says they are in pursuit of the assailants.

“We were able to identify four shots that got the victim and he died on the spot. Fortunately the neighbours managed to pick the number plates and this is the information we’re pursuing and shortly we will be able to catch up with him,” said Mwanzo.

The police are now trying to identify the men behind the shooting and establish the motive.

“It’s difficult to comprehend how heartless human beings can become, whether it is vengeance or any other reason, it’s impossible to comprehend…because nothing was stolen from the victim,” added the police boss.

Items recovered from the murdered man, which are helping police profile him, include money in different currencies, seven different national identity cards, six wallets, phones and laptops believed to have been stolen.

The bullet-riddled car was towed to the Kasarani Police Station. Detectives revealed that the vehicle is registered to a different person who is helping with investigations.

Mugota’s female companion is in police custody under interrogation. Several people have reported to Kasarani Police Station with one positively identifying his I.D card claiming that he lost a sum of Ksh.200,000 when it was stolen from him after being drugged by a woman in an entertainment joint.

An autospy on the murder victim conducted at the City Mortuary revealed that he died as a result of multiple bullet wounds.

His family moved his body to a mortuary in Kabati, Murang’a County.