One of the attackers had been living at the Guango Estate, Ruaka, coughing up more than KSh 40,000 in monthly rent according to police reports.
Officers who stormed house No E9 where the attacker had been living in discovered a hole dug in the house which had acted as a makeshift armoury. A witness who claims to have been living next-door described the attacker as a friendly man who was cordial with his neighbors but was rarely in the house.
“He would normally say Hi to everyone but no one knew him well since he was always in and out of the house,” a witness told Citizen TV.
The car which was used in the attack and abandoned near the DusitD2 gate was recognized by neighbours who called the police following a circulation of images from the attack.
The house in question has since been cordoned off and officers are in pursuit of friends of the attacker to aid in probe. A cache of weapons has also been recovered in the operation.
It is understood that the attackers had visited the scene of the crime days before carrying out the heinous attack.
A waiter who spoke to the press recounted serving one of the attackers before the attack. Two days later, he was to see the same man spray six of workmates at the hotel with bullets