Two suspects arrested over the murder of Wells Fargo Human Resource Manager Willis Ayieko Onyango were arraigned in Kisumu on Wednesday.
Duncan Ochieng Obong’o alias Otuchi and Samuel
Onyango Ongweso alias Onyango Ja Boda, appeared before the Kisumu High Court
Deputy Registrar Gertrude Serem on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, to face
murder charges for the death of Ayieko in October this year.
The two are facing charges of murder contrary to
Section 203 as read with Section 204 of the Penal Code, Chapter 63 Laws of
Kenya.
From the information filed in court, the two
jointly with others are alleged to have murdered the deceased between the night
of the 18th and the 23rd of October 2024 around Nyamboga stream at the border
of Gem and Khwisero sub-counties within Siaya and Kakamega counties.
During the hearing, the court ordered the mental
assessment of Samuel Ochieng and received the mental assessment report for
Duncan Ochieng.
Duncan was directed to appear for plea-taking on December 18,
2024, while Samuel will be brought on January 8, 2025, after filing his report.
Ayieko’s body was found dumped near a stream in
Nyamninia sub-location within Gem Yala, Siaya County, on October 24, 2024.
He had gone missing on Friday, October 18, 2024, after attending a burial in the North Gem location. On Tuesday, October 22, his vehicle was found abandoned near a petrol station in Sabatia, Vihiga County.
Police have since apprehended five suspects in connection to the incident, among them Victor Okoth Ouma, who was arrested in Nairobi’s Dandora estate and presented at the Siaya Law Courts.
Two others died in the process of hunting them. They were
shot dead by police in separate confrontations.
Police said Ouma was placed at the crime scene
through forensic analysis and is also said to have made transactions via
Ayieko’s mobile phone; the money was later withdrawn.
Duncan was nabbed at his hideout in Bondo,
Kisumu County, two days after the arrest of another suspect linked to the
crime, boda boda rider Fredrick Otieno Omondi, who is believed to have played a
key role in Ayieko's abduction and murder.
Police said Duncan's home was positively
identified as the location where the deceased was tortured and brutally killed.
Omondi, on the other hand, allegedly provided
transportation for the main suspect, Victor Ouma, also known as Sisco, who was
initially detained in Dandora, Nairobi.
Omondi reportedly used his motorbike to transport Ouma to
the location of Ayieko's abduction. Police in Kisumu fatally shot another suspect,
Robert Okoth, who is reportedly Ouma's brother and was also involved in the
crime.
Police have since concluded Ayieko’s murder was a robbery that went bad.
Robert Okoth, who was the main suspect in the murder was a former trained boxer and it is suspected while demanding money from Ayieko, he hit his head against a wall and badly injured him.
Ayieko was buried on November 9, 2024, at his home in Ongiende in Alego, Siaya County with the family demanding justice.
