Four arrested over murder of Scottish businessman in Kenya

Four arrested over murder of Scottish businessman in Kenya

A Scottish businessman, Campbell Scott, 58, was found dead in a sack within Makongo Forest, roughly 60 miles (96.5 km) from Nairobi. His body was discovered on 24 February last year, after he had gone missing following a failed meeting at the JW Marriott Hotel in Nairobi’s Westlands district. Scott, a senior director at the credit scoring company FICO, had traveled to the city for a conference before his disappearance.

Kenyan authorities announced the arrest of four individuals following a coordinated, multi-agency operation led by intelligence. The suspects were apprehended in Ukunda, a coastal town approximately 16 miles (25.8 km) south of Mombasa. This action was linked to an ongoing investigation into a violent robbery involving an American national in Nyali, near Mombasa. Scott, from Dunfermline in Fife, was last seen at Havana nightclub the evening prior to his death.

“An operation was conducted by DCI officers drawn from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CR&IB) Headquarters, working jointly with their counterparts drawn from SCCIO Nyali and SCCIO 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 forensically linked to another robbery with violence incident in Watamu, Malindi Sub-County.” “A search at the residence led to the recovery of stolen items, including an HP laptop, mobile phones, assorted foreign currencies, multiple credit cards, cheque books from various banks and PDQ [card reader] machines.”

Scott had been staying in Nairobi, where his body was discovered. Kenyan police indicated he was taken to a property in the Pipeline district, a slum area around 9.3 miles (15 km) from his hotel, where he was allegedly held to extract funds from his accounts. A post-mortem examination yielded inconclusive results, but pathologists noted the injuries on his body were “too minor” to cause death. Two men, a taxi driver and a nightclub waiter, were initially questioned as they were the last to see him alive. Two suspects were arrested in March, with one appearing in court charged with murder. The investigation continued to locate three additional individuals linked to the crime.