The slain businessman Jacob Juma’s vehicle with bullet holes at Karen police station/FILE
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 24 – The Director of Criminal Investigations Ndegwa Muhoro has recommended that there should be a public inquest into the death of prominent businessman Jacob Juma.
Muhoro made the recommendation when he submitted file of inquiry into the businessman’s murder to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko.
In a statement, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Nicholas Mutuku said the file would be reviewed and a decision made on whether to adopt the recommendation on the need for a public inquiry.
The detectives used footage recovered from the CCTV camera’s up on the routes the controversial businessman used to track Juma’s movements on the night he was shot by unknown assailants while driving to his Karen home on May 6.
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The gun believed to have been used to kill him has also since been recovered.
According to the Police report, his car was blocked and shot at several times but nothing was stolen from him.
Juma who was Director of Cortec Mining Kenya was known for courting controversy on various issues using his Twitter handle.
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