Police have arrested a suspect caught on tape brandishing a pistol at a security guard in Kileleshwa during a row over a parking spot.
The suspect, initially thought to be a foreigner, has since been identified as flashy Nairobi businessman Kevin Obia alias Kevin Kleigh, alias The Don.
Mr Obia was part of a group of visitors at an apartment block in Kileleshwa on Saturday when the confrontation occurred.
Footage from a CCTV camera mounted on the gate showed one of the visitors throwing an object at the guard’s cubicle. This forced the guard to wield his baton at them, which infuriated the three foreigners more.
Soon, one of the visitors is seen drawing out a pistol from his back and brandishing it at the guards who were in their cubicle.
“They said they will kill me and disappear because this is Kenya and no one can do anything to them,” the guard told journalists.
The guard added that the group started clobbering him. The three would later drive out in their car.
Police said they were are finalising investigations and will charge him in court.
Mr Obia’s gun has been confiscated and police are trying to establish whether the firearm certificate he presented is genuine.
He has been released on police bond. Police say he will be charged by Thursday after they conclude their investigations.
Obia is well known in Nairobi’s high-end entertainment circles and is often described as a “flamboyant businessman” in media reports.
He is already facing charges of pretending that he could sell 7kg of gold to Mr Christian Gallati, an Austrian national for which he obtained the Sh13.7 million during a meeting at a hotel in Nairobi city centre.