On Saturday, 4 January, 1997, Charles Omondi left his office at Windsor House in Nairobi. Tucked under his arm was a brown briefcase that had documents from Citibank giving him authority to clear consignments on behalf of the Bank.
Then he drove to Buru Buru for a couple drinks of with friends, exiting the pub at 9pm and heading home because he wanted a good night’s sleep.
“I wanted to rest and sleep well. I had a lot of things to do the next day,” Omondi said.
The man, who would create a media storm, then retired to his Donholm house for the night and woke up at 5:30am.
“I woke up, said my morning prayers before heading out to buy newspapers at 6pm. I came back home and had breakfast before leaving the house at exactly 10:30 am,” he said.