Mysterious women have been linked to the murder of Embu politician, Dennis Mbae, who was sprayed with over 20 bullets on the busy Bonanza area, Embu town by unknown gunmen on Wednesday, June 8.
According to Mbae's close confidant who spoke to the media on condition of anonymity, the politician had received threats from an unidentified woman in the days leading up to the incident.
The source alleged that the woman's motive was aimed at flexing her power in the criminal realm and proving the legitimacy of her threats.
“On June 6, he paid me some Ksh10,000 that he owed me. While giving me the money, he said he wouldn’t wish to die without offsetting his debts. Earlier, an unknown woman had called and threatened to harm him to prove she was more of a ‘gangster’ than him," he stated.
Further, a witness at the crime scene placed an unidentified woman with Mbae inside the vehicle on the fateful night.
The witness added that the woman, who appeared shaken after the incident, suddenly disappeared from the scene of the crime.
"After the gunshot sounds faded, we rushed to the scene. A blood-stained and badly wounded Mbae was in the driver’s seat. A youthful woman came out of the rear seats while crying. Due to the moment’s shock and confusion, we rushed Mbae to the hospital and lost focus on the woman,' the witness recounted.
The politician was described as a reformed man by his driver who spoke fondly of his character. He noted that Mbae had paid for his primary and secondary education before enrolling him in driving school.
The driver added that on the fateful night, he had spent the better part of the day running errands for the Embu tycoon. In the morning, the driver affirmed that they met with Mbae at his pig farm, located a few metres from Bonanza area.
He pointed out that the businessman interacted with his 30 workers and paid suppliers their money before leaving for his restaurant, Casablanca, where he spent the majority of his time.
The driver, however, pointed out that Mbae kept receiving suspicious calls from a private number.
"There was a private number that kept calling him, and every time he received the call, the caller would hang up after a tense moment of silence.”
At around 10 pm, the driver was requested by his boss to head home, to which he obliged. Minutes later, the driver was informed that Mbae had been shot by unknown assailants.
The past life of the controversial politician had revealed that he had been arrested on numerous occasions due to drug trafficking.
Detectives privy to the investigations had affirmed that they were investigating the evidence and recording witness statements in order to bring the culprits to book and find the motive of the murder.
