Businessmen murdered in Machakos

By Daniel Nzia

Gangsters have murdered two businessmen in Kathiani location, Machakos District.

Soft drinks distributor Sylvester Matheka met his death after surviving several attacks in the past.

A five-man gang armed with an AK 47 rifle raided his home at Mitondoni village on Thursday morning and killed him before heading to Lita market where they broke into the rented house of a butcher, Mr Patrick Nduva, and shot him in the stomach.

Muithya’s wife said they heard a knock from people who said they were gangsters.

Ms Lydia Muithya, widow of Sylvester Matheka shows reporters the window grills through which the gangsters gained access into the house and shot her husband.

Her husband armed himself with a spear as the gang cut window grills through which they shot him in the head, killing him on the spot.

She said she gave them Sh220,000 and two mobile phones.

Her phone was later traced to Mutituni, a few kilometres from Machakos town. Police are holding a suspect for questioning.

Senior police officers led by the acting Eastern Provincial Investigations Officer Lilian Kiamba and Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Administration in the province Samuel Kimaru visited the scene.

Others were Machakos acting OCPD G Gitonga and his deputy J K Tenai.

Kimaru confirmed that police recovered two spent cartridges, which he said would be taken to ballistic experts for examination.

Sylvester Matheka. He was shot dead by gangsters. Photos: Daniel Nzia/Standard

He said a contingent of CID and regular police officers were dispatched to track down the gangsters.

Kiamba said the thugs seemed to have been on a specific mission.

"It is not possible to get to a residential plot and head straight to a specific room, which is in the middle, leaving others," she said.

She added that the DCIO Machakos, M Seif, had been tasked to look into the nature of the previous attacks on the deceased.

"We appeal to wananchi and the media to assist us in efforts to eradicate crime."

She confirmed police in Kangundo were holding suspects in connection with recent killings in the area.

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