Feelings Devone Mboya Odero was arrested at the busy Githurai matatu termini on the evening of Saturday, November 19, 2022.
“Feelings Devone Mboya Odero was arrested last evening at the busy Githurai matatu termini, where he hanged around and operated as a ‘kamagira’, preying on unsuspecting members of the public,” a statement by the DCI reads in parts.
At the time of his arrest, the suspect led the detectives to a spot where he hid the killer knife he had used on Keagan on the morning of October 30, 2022.
After questioning, he led the officers to the motorbike rider who had ferried him to ridgeways on the day of the attack.
“Upon further grilling last night, Odero also led detectives to Dennis Mburu Kimani, the motorbike rider who ferried him to Ridgeways on the morning of the attack. Kimani, was arrested in Ngomongo area of Githurai and his motorbike impounded, following a brief chase as he tried to evade the detectives’ dragnet,” a statement by the DCI reads in parts.
DCI added: “The Directorate of Criminal Investigations hopes that the arrest of all the suspects linked to this brutal killing brings some semblance of justice to the family of Keagan Githua and gives the general public the reassurance that DCI will leave no stone unturned in the investigation of all crimes committed by these senseless criminals Equally,”
The arrest of the two comes a few days after the detectives completed investigations into the brutal murder of Githua in Ridgeways, Kiambu county.
DCI in a statement on Tuesday, November 16, 2022, said that the suspects were arrested in different locations – one was nabbed in River Road while others were arrested in Githurai.
The suspects were trailed for about two weeks as DCI sleuths from Starehe consolidated crucial leads before launching the operation at 4:00 am.
“The detectives based at DCI-Starehe mounted a dawn operation that began at a city toilet along River Road, where they pounced on the first suspect before heading to Githurai, where the rest were arrested and the deceased’s smartphone recovered,” DCI said in a statement.
DCI further indicated that from their investigations they were able to establish that the gang linked to the murder of Keagan Githua operates from Githurai.
“After a detailed analysis of the gang’s modus operandi, was conducted by sleuths based at the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau, who have since established that the gang operates from Githurai area,” the statement from DCI added.
“An operation to arrest more members of the gang is currently ongoing in Githurai and other parts of the city. As detectives move with speed to deal with the gangs terrorizing city residents. We continue to appeal to members of the public to provide information regarding criminal gangs anonymously, through our #FichuakwaDCI toll free line 0800 722 203,” the statement added.
Keagan Githua, who had recently graduated from Strathmore University with a degree in Information Technology, was killed in cold blood by robbers on a motorbike who stabbed him in the chest before they fled after taking away his mobile phone.
The deceased was stabbed on October 30, 2022, at Ridgeways, Kiambu county.
The 24-year-old succumbed to his injuries on arrival at AAR hospital along Kiambu road where he was rushed by a Good Samaritan.
His family and Garden Ridgeways Residents Association held a vigil at the scene a week ago.
