Investigations into the murder of Rongo University student Sharon Otieno took a fresh twist after a mystery man gained access to Migori Governor Okoth Obado’s Personal Assistant Michael Oyamo at the Homa Bay police cell after duping officers on duty that he was a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) official.
It is not clear how the man tricked detectives and gained access to Mr Oyamo, the only suspect so far arrested in Ms Otieno’s murder.
According to a senior detective privy to the ongoing investigations, the man identified himself as a KDF official dispatched to Homa Bay County to “help in the ongoing investigations as Mr Oyamo is a former disciplined forces’ officer”.
“Because we know Mr Oyamo left the forces, the man was granted access to meet him but not alone. He met him in the presence of a CID officer and I cannot tell for how long,” the official said.
A search on phone application, Truecaller, revealed the man’s identity as Lukas Ouko, mobile phone number 0722586506.
When reached on the phone, the man who sounded infuriated, questioned how the writer had obtained his mobile phone number.
“Where have you got my phone number? Who has given it to you?,” he posed. When asked whether KDF had a case against Mr Oyamo, he said: “Hatuna kesi na Oyamo (We don’t have a case against Oyamo),” he said.
When reached for comment on whether KDF had dispatched a team of officers or an individual to Homa Bay to question Mr Oyamo, Military spokesman Col Paul Njuguna answered in the negative.
“KDF has not dispatched a team or an individual to Homa Bay for any reason,” he said.
“If anyone or a group of people are purporting to be from KDF, they are fraudsters and should be reported to the police,” the Military spokesman added.