Detectives have narrowed the search for a key suspect in the murder of British businessman Campbell Scott to Voi, Taita-Taveta County.
Investigators traced a mobile phone linked to the last person seen with Scott alive, indicating that the individual may be hiding in the area or may have moved after switching off their phone.
Scott, 58, arrived in Nairobi on February 16 for a business trip on behalf of FICO, an American data analytics firm, and its Kenyan partner, TransUnion.
Within 48 hours of his arrival, he was reported missing after failing to attend scheduled meetings. His partly decomposed body was discovered on February 24 in Mukuyuni along the Wote-Machakos Highway, stashed inside a green sack.
The triangulation of Scott’s phone data showed that it was switched off near Wote, Makueni County.
A CCTV screen grab showed Scott leaving a bar in Westlands in the company of an unidentified man. The two later boarded a taxi, which dropped them off in Pipeline, a suburb 17 kilometres away.
The taxi driver, who is now in police custody, led detectives to the drop-off point, which remains a crucial location in the ongoing probe.
A waiter from the bar has also been detained for questioning as investigators work to piece together Scott’s final movements. Police believe the mystery man, whose phone signal was last detected in Voi, holds critical information regarding Scott’s disappearance and subsequent murder.
Authorities have been combing through Scott’s last known interactions, including those with hotel staff at the five-star establishment where he was staying. Investigators have also reviewed additional CCTV footage and conducted interviews with witnesses who saw Scott in the days leading up to his death.
Chief Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor said that a post-mortem examination found soft tissue injuries on Scott’s body, though they were not significant enough to cause death. Samples have been taken for further toxicological analysis to determine if poisoning or other factors may have played a role.
The British High Commissioner to Kenya, Neil Wigan, met with Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja on Friday, February 28, to discuss, among other things, Scott’s murder.
The National Police Service later released a statement confirming that Kanja had assured the High Commissioner of the DCI’s commitment to expediting the investigation.
The investigation remains ongoing, with detectives focusing on the suspect last seen with Scott. Authorities have urged the public to come forward with any information that could assist in apprehending the individual.
