DCI Investigating Sale Of Gun That Allegedly Killed Tom Mboya In 1969

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has announced the launch of an investigation into the sale of a gun that allegedly killed former Cabinet Minister Tom Mboya in 1969.

Mboya was shot as he was leaving a pharmacy on Moi Avenue.

In a statement on X, DCI stated that the gun was sold to a 92-year-old man and that action would be taken once the investigation was complete.

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The attention of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has been drawn to an article in the Saturday Nation dated July 6th, 2024. The article reports that a 92-year-old man purchased the pistol that was used in the killing of Tom Mboya, a trade unionist, educator,…
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) July 8, 2024

Tom Mboya served as the Minister of Economic Planning and National Development, in Kenya’s independence cabinet led by the late President Jomo Kenyatta.