Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have stepped up their investigation into the murder of former National Treasury employee Tom Osinde, whose body was discovered in Kamagambo, at the border of the counties of Migori and Kisii, discarded in the River Kuja.
On June 18, 2023, the day he was reported missing, the late Osinde was stabbed with a knife and struck with a blunt object to the head, according to investigators.
His body was found on June 22, four days after it had been reported missing. It was initially sent to a private morgue in Migori, but was turned away since it had not been claimed, thus it was transferred to Migori Level Four Hospital.
The deceased's son, who was present along with DCI officers, positively recognized the body early on Thursday morning after it had been left at the public facility.
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The body was then transferred from Migori to the mortuary of the Kisii Level Five Hospital, where sorrowful family and friends gathered.
Before making a thorough announcement about the funeral plans, his family has asked for additional time to process their grief.
The main suspect in the murder investigation, Julius Mogoi, claimed to have dropped the body in the river, which led to the events that have led up to this point. On Tuesday of this week, Mogoi accompanied the DCI officers to the crime scene.
DCI forensic experts and crime scene analysts visited the late Osinde's home in Ngata, Nakuru County, to continue their investigation into what has now changed from a missing persons inquiry to a murder while the family waits for an autopsy to be performed on the body of their kin to determine the cause of death.
According to sources with knowledge of the investigations, the late Osinde may have been murdered on June 18, 2023, the day he was reported missing.
Osinde allegedly died in his Ngata house after being stabbed with a knife and struck on the head with a blunt object.
The police are currently looking into how the deceased was carried from his house to his automobile and driven to Kisii County. When the deceased's car was found in Trans Mara, it had some blood marks.
The two suspects who are currently in custody, Julius Mogoi and Mugo Gathi, have inconsistent time stamps, according to the police, and they believe he may have been drugged before they left the farm.
The authorities are also looking into accusations that there were additional individuals in the deceased's home on the day of the incident who were allegedly Tanzanian citizens.
Further explanations on the odd tampering with the energy connection at the deceased's home are being sought by the officers.
Detectives are looking for information on who killed Tom Osinde, why they did it, and how they were able to carry out the murder and dispose of his body as the murder investigation heats up.
The primary suspects Mogoi and Mugo are currently being held by police and will be held for a period of 21 days as a result of the police's request for an extension of time to complete their investigation.
