Detectives probing the killing of Kabete MP George Muchai, his two bodyguards and a driver Monday recorded statements from his relatives.
The team visited Mr Muchai’s Kamulu home and spent the better part of the day talking to his wife Susan, his brother Kihara Muchai and sister-in-law Judy Lodder as they tried to recreate the MP’s last moments.
Last evening, police said they were questioning a woman whose car was allegedly used by the gunmen. The woman was summoned to Nairobi Area CID offices where she was grilled.
And in an interesting turn of events, Galileo’s Lounge where the MP and his aides were before the fatal shooting was Monday closed.
When The Standard visited the nightclub to talk to some of the people who served Muchai, we were told the place was closed for stock-taking.
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The detectives were particularly keen to know who the legislator had met hours before he died and if he had any prospective meetings.
Muchai and his bodyguards, Constable Samwel Lekakeny ole Matanta, Constable Samwel Kimathi Kailikia and driver Stephen Wambugu, were killed by a gunman at close range along Kenyatta Avenue, Nairobi, on Saturday morning.
Muchai’s widow recreated his last day, explaining that they met for dinner and a party at Galileo’s Lounge along Waiyaki Way in Westlands in honour of her sister, Ms Lodder, who had arrived in the country from South Africa.
Mrs Muchai said her husband had been at home for the better part of Friday but left at some point to run his errands at an unknown place, only joining them for dinner at 10.30pm.
Bad blood
She said her husband had received no threats but pointed out the bad blood between him and Central Organisation of Trade Unions officials, which has been in the public domain.
“He has not been feeling well in terms of security. Workwise, he had an issue with his former boss. His work in the constituency has been going on well and I have never heard him complain,” she said.
She told The Standard she realised Muchai’s bodyguards had been changed and a police officer added last August.
“He had two bodyguards as opposed to one, which indicated his security detail had been enhanced,” she said.
Monday, the detectives investigating the shooting said they had until Thursday to submit a preliminary report.
The family said they planned to bury Muchai at his Kamulu home, along Kangundo Road, on Friday.
Director of Criminal Investigations Ndegwa Muhoro said police were pursuing various theories including business rivalry and politics.
