Hail of bullets: Was motorist executed along Thika Road a police informer?

• Sources said Munene, whose car was sprayed with bullets last week, could have been a police informer. His family cannot explain what he did for a living.
• Victim's eulogy ahead of his burial on Saturday says he was a businessman, but some sources claim he worked for 'the Government'

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Mystery surrounds the identity of the motorist killed in a hail of bullets on Thika Superhighway last week, as reports indicate he had links with law enforcement agencies.

While family members of Wilson Mwangi Munene, who was found dead in his Mercedes Benz after the vehicle was sprayed with bullets, cannot explain what he did for a living, sources indicated he could have been a police informer.

It is a sentiment shared by some of his close family members, even as police avoid discussing the matter.

Munene was gunned down by unknown assailants near the Vincentian Retreat Prayer Centre near Thika Town in what appeared to be an execution, given that his car was sprayed with more than 40 bullets.

At his rural home in Nyeri County, family members are demanding to know who killed Munene, and why.

Matatu crew

Just who would want Munene dead, and why? Was he working for the Government? If yes, what proof is there that he did? Why would friends and some residents of Kasarani, including matatu crew, insist that he was a known security operative?

Interviews with sources that claim to have known Munene say he hang around detectives in elite squads and even lived like them.

It is no wonder then that many assumed he was either one of them or an informer. In the end, however, Munene's life was cut short, at 33 years, ironically in a manner best destined for a hardened criminal topping a police hit list.

His car is said to have veered off the road, under a hail of bullets, whose impact nearly yanked off the passenger seat. The number of bullets, according to various accounts, was anywhere between 40 and 100, a clear indication that Munene was not meant to survive.

Sources paint a picture of a man who felt he was living on borrowed time. Before his death, Munene reportedly erased photos from his social media account, fearing they could be used to trace him.

A source acquainted with him says he was aware that 'they' were coming for him.

A closer examination of his life reveals a complex character of a man whose flirtations with both criminals and police leaves anyone guessing as to who finally 'got' him.

The source also claims he had intimated that certain law enforces had told him to 'take care' as they could 'finish him.'

Information traced back

The source says information he was giving to police on criminal activities was being traced back to him by criminals and Munene suspected that rogue officers were setting him up. Nothing was stolen from Munene's car.

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