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Nairobi tycoon shot dead on his way home

Facebook rants about corruption and legal battles with prominent Kenyans marked the life of controversial businessman Jacob Juma, who was killed by gunmen in a night shooting.

The slaying of the 45-year-old wheeler-dealer near a Nairobi forest turned attention on a social media post in which he had talked of a plot to kill him and vowed not to relent in his fight against those he considered corrupt.

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