Controversy over Kiambu tycoon Moses Macua's death deepens

Controversy over the death of a Kiambu-based tycoon who was stabbed to death two weeks ago, allegedly over a Sh500 meat bill, continues to deepen even after the self-made millionaire was laid to rest last Thursday.

Family members of Moses Macua, 52, have alleged that the slain tycoon’s car, a Nissan Navara double cabin pick-up, which was parked near the club where he was drinking, was broken into.

“Some people gained access to my dad’s car after he was rushed to the hospital and took away a briefcase, whose contents we do not know. His office in Juja was also broken into and some documents stolen,” Evelyn Macua told The Standard.

The family now claims Mr Macua’s death may not have been due to the said bill.

“We want the police to probe all his business associates and close friends since we do not trust some of them. We feel some of them may have had a hand in his death,” said a family member who requested anonymity.

They said the two break-ins were not coincidences.

The tycoon from Ndumberi, who has vast investments in real estate and the transport sector, was stabbed to death at the The Backyard Bar in Ruiru, after an argument broke out allegedly over the said bill.

Witnesses said Macua got angry when the butcher asked him to pay a Sh500 bill incurred by his brother, who was also a frequent customer at the club.

“He got angry when my colleague asked him to pay the money and Macua told him to go and ask for it from his mother. My fellow butcher told him he felt offended by his remarks.

The deceased punched him in the face and this is when, in anger, he picked up a knife and stabbed him,” said Patrick Karenge, a butcher at the club.

Pallbearers carry the remains of Moses Macua who was stabbed to death by a butcher a fortnight ago. [PHOTO: KAMAU MAICHUHIE/STANDARD)

Speaking during the funeral, John Macua, a cousin to the deceased, said the family suspected foul play in his death.

“We are calling for conclusive investigations into the real cause of Macua’s death. We also want the police to investigate why the deceased, who was then bleeding profusely, was not rushed to the hospital in order to save his life but was instead taken to the police station,” said Macua.

He said postmortem results showed Macua died as a result of excessive bleeding adding that the pathologist report revealed he had 2.5 litres of blood in the stomach.

“From the postmortem results, it was clear the deceased had bled for a long time before he died. We feel his life would have been saved had he been rushed to the hospital,” he said.

Kamau Kanyingi, the club owner and a close friend of the deceased, told The Standard last week that he just got confused and decided to first go to the police station to report the matter first.

On reaching the station, police officers on duty ordered he be rushed to the nearby Ruiru Level Four Hospital where he was pronounced dead.