Why it may take longer for DCI to catch killers of IEBC official

Musyoka was the Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission Returning Officer, Embakasi East. He went missing from the the East Africa School of Aviation tallying centre on August 11, and his body was found days later dumped in Loitokitok at the Kenya-Tanzania border.

Sources familiar with the probe yesterday told The Standard that part of the reasons the team is yet to make progress is lack of fresh CCTV footage.

The detectives are seeking to trace Musyoka's movement from an entertainment joint in Tassia Estate, Nairobi, where he was last seen.

The last footage obtained by the police over a week ago captured Musyoka walking alone, and then speaking to a boda boda rider.

He appeared to have been carrying a paper bag.

Efforts by the DCI forensic investigators to freeze the images and establish what Musyoka was carrying have also failed to yield results since the footage was low quality.

The investigators are also yet to establish who Musyoka was speaking to on phone when he went missing.

The team is convinced that the IEBC official was using a different phone number from his usual line known by family and friends.

A source said DCI data analysts have established that Musyoka's main phone was switched off when he walked out of the tallying centre.

"The only hope is if we can find the number that he was using to communicate," said the official who requested anonymity.

None of the seven people who have so far recorded statements with the police have provided any leads.

These include security guards and a friend who shared a house with Musyoka.

The National Police Service Spokesman Bruno Shioso is, however, hopeful that detectives will crack the matter.

"The investigations are ongoing and we will find the killers of Musyoka," he said yesterday.