Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have seized a number of assets believed to have been bought by money stolen from the murdered Dutch tycoon Herman Rouwenhorst.
The detectives working on the case have extended the investigations to Bungoma, Kisumu, and Kitale where they are trailing Ksh3 Million believed to have been invested in those areas.
They have seized a newly purchased house that belongs to the two suspects, Mercy Nasimiyu Masika and Timothy Omondi Ngowe alias Kelvin Omondi, who were arrested for the murder of the tycoon. Items such as a refrigerator, television, television stand, radio system, a solar system were also seized in the operation in Florida village, Kiembeni in Mombasa.
Receipts from recent purchases of construction materials were also recovered and police are planning to interrogate the owner of the hardware stores where the materials were bought.
Detectives have also seized a land purchase agreement which is believed to be part of an investment by the two suspects.
Detectives from the homicide unit are also trailing twin mobile phones containing two sim cards and Playstations stolen from the Dutchman's house.
The money is believed to have been stolen from a safe which was mounted in the house of the dutch tycoon.
In the raid at their Florida home, detectives revealed that they seized clothes and a pair of shoes with bloodstains.
"Inside the house newly purchased items such as a refrigerator, television, a television stand, radio system, a solar system, amongst other items were seized," the investigators told Nation.
The tycoon and his employee Evans Bokoro were found murdered at the former's Rocco apartment in Shanzu on June 21.
The two suspects told DCI that the Dutch tycoon's wife allegedly hired them to commit the act.
In a chilling confession, the suspects revealed that Riziki Cherono promised them a hefty payday in order to carry out the task.
"Cherono had earlier taken the suspect to their home on a recce mission to familiarize himself with the home. To complete the finer details of the murder plot, the suspect took photos of the bedroom where the deceased was later found dead.
"He was promised a handsome pay upon completion of the task, from money that the deceased kept in a safe in the couple’s bedroom," read part of the statement from the DCI.
The suspects detailed that on the fateful night of the murder, Cherono opened the door to their apartment letting in the suspects to stage the cold-blooded murder.
Shanzu resident Magistrate David Odhiambo on Monday, July 26, allowed the police to detain the suspects for 21 days until August 23.
