Thursday, July 23, 2026 - Homicide detectives have arrested the prime suspect linked to the murder of Edgar Mokua, a city quantity surveyor and lecturer at the Technical University of Kenya (TUK), whose body was discovered days after he mysteriously disappeared.
Mokua was last seen on July 6, 2026, when he left his
residence at Princes Park, Lavington, at around 4:20 p.m. and never returned.
Concerned relatives reported him missing at Muthangari
Police Station after efforts to trace him proved futile.
Five days later, his body was found at the City Mortuary,
where it had been taken by officers from Kiamumbi Police Station after being
recovered near Woodcreek Academy.
The complexity of the case prompted homicide detectives to
take over investigations.
Preliminary findings revealed that on the night he
disappeared, Mokua had spent several hours at Kettle Club in Lavington with two
men and a woman before the group proceeded to Ibiza Club at Lavington Mall.
His companions later left, leaving him behind, and he was
never seen alive again.
His body was later found dumped near Woodcreek Academy.
Using forensic intelligence, investigators established that
a grey Toyota Ractis, registration number KBZ 002R, was used to dump Mokua's
body before speeding away.
A manhunt was immediately launched, and detectives, through
forensic leads, arrested Richard Gikuhe Mbugua at Ruiru Blue Estate.
The Toyota Ractis believed to have been used in the incident
was also recovered at Murera Farm in Juja.
The suspect is currently in custody undergoing processing
ahead of his arraignment, while investigations into the murder continue.
The impounded vehicle has been detained as an exhibit.
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The
Kenyan DAILY POST.
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