Mr. James Luambe Odete one of the state house linked drug cartels and money launders involved in the University Student Kevin Mango assault has been arrested by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations detectives.
He is wanted for grievous harm and malicious damage for property. He was arrested yesterday by detectives following a tip-off from members of the public.
However another suspect Mr Innocent Samba is still at large and the DCI is appealing for information on Samba.
Kevin Mango, a varsity student was lured into a house along Kirichwa Road by a well-known drug (cocaine and heroin) and shisha dealing cartel and beaten for 13 hours.
The aspirant identified as Robert Omwenga Momanyi called Mango the victim at 4 pm by to “go for a drink at Stano’s place” along Kirichwa Road, where he was assaulted by seven men before he escaped at around 5 am.
Stanley ‘Stano’ Rimbere was in the company of the others who took turns in assaulting Kevin Lloyd Mango until his escape. The 7 used batons, whips, sticks, utensils and other weapons to assault the helpless university student until the wee hours of the next morning.
The seven who participated in the assault are; Innocent Samba, Collins Orina, Ben Mugha, Jay Staxx, Collins Orina, Mirftat Musa and Steven Barisa.
The gang claimed that Mango snitched on them that they are fagots and were dealing in fake currencies.
DCI detectives arrested a former Makadara MP aspirant and his accomplices who were caught on tape assaulting the university student.
Mr Momanyi, who contested for the Makadara parliamentary seat on a Jubilee ticket, and his co-accused Mr. Collins Neriko, Mr. Stanley Rimbere, and Mr. Stephen Kimeu denied causing grievous harm to Kelvin Mango Odour.
Milimani Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku released each on Sh300,000 cash bail. The case will be heard on June 13.