Nothing was stolen from controversial businessman Jacob Juma who was shot dead by gunmen at 9.30pm in Nairobi on Thursday night.
Juma was in a professional gangland style killing close to the Southern Bypass, 50 metres from Lenana School. He was driving to his Karen home from a bar in Kilimani where he had spent the early evening.
Nothing was taken from his body or car. His wallet still contained Sh6300 and 500 US dollars. He was still wearing a gold Rolex watch and he had two mobile phones with him in his Mercedes Benz.
Police also found court papers and Treasury documents related to the Eurobond saga in the bullet riddled car. The vehicle has now been towed to Karen police station where investigators dusted it for finger prints.
Ten bullets were fired at the car through the driver’s window and the right passenger window which was completely shattered.
Police said Juma was shot seven times in the head and three times in the chest by a gunman riding pillion on a motorbike.
Another unidentified vehicle first cut in front of Juma as he was about to join the Karen bypass forcing him to slow down. The motorbike then drew alongside the car so that the gunman could shoot Juma.
After the shooting the car and the motorbike sped off in different directions without stopping. Juma's car went off the road and crashed into a bush.
AP officers who were guarding Ngong forest called Karen police officer after they heard the gunshots.
Detectives from Karen police station including CID boss Kenneth Njoroge visited the scene of the shooting this morning.
The officers found no cartridges on the road or inside Juma’s car, indicating that the gunman had a cartridge holder on his rifle. It is therefore difficult to tell what kind of weapon was used in the killing.
Nairobi CID boss Ireri Kamwende said police were yet to establish the motive of the murder.
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