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The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) has launched a fresh investigation into the July 5, 1969 assassination of former Labour Minister Tom Mboya.
The decision was made following a revelation in a newspaper article that a man had confessed to buying the weapon used in the assassination on Moi Avenue (formerly Government Road).
Tom Mboya, who was Minister of Economic Planning and National Development at the time of his death, was shot dead by Nahashon Isaac Njenga shortly after leaving his pharmacy in Chani, Nairobi.
For decades, Nahashon Isaac Njenga was the prime suspect in Mboya’s assassination and the only person directly linked to the crime, and was sentenced to death by hanging for the crime.
However, the latest revelations published in the Saturday Nation on July 6, 2024, shed new light on the assassination plot. According to the article, Ndwiga Kathamba Muruathika, a 92-year-old man from Embu, admitted to being involved in the plot along with Nahashon Isaac Njenga and another individual.
Ndwega describes in detail the ambush of Mboya by three men outside Chani’s pharmacy, culminating in Nahashon Njenga firing the fatal shot that ended Mboya’s promising political career and dramatically altered the political landscape in Kenya.
When Mboya arrived at the pharmacy, he had told staff he was going to pick up medicine, sparking speculation he might be under surveillance by the now-defunct and controversial Special Investigations Branch, a spy unit under the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), now known as the DCI. On this visit, Mboya was without his usual bodyguards.
“As soon as he walked out of the pharmacy, two gunshots rang out.” Article report.
After the shooting, Mboya was rushed to Nairobi Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Nahasong Isaac Njenga was quickly identified as the main suspect, prosecuted and eventually sentenced to death by hanging.
Decades later, Ndwiga Kathamba Muruathika’s revelations prompted the DCI to launch a new investigation into one of Kenya’s most significant political assassinations.
“An article in the Saturday Nation on July 6, 2024 has come to the attention of the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI). The article reported that a 92-year-old man had purchased the pistol used to kill trade unionist, educator, Pan-Africanist, writer, former minister and politician Tom Mboya. The DCI has initiated an investigation and will take necessary action upon completion of the investigation,” DCI said.
Ndwiga Kathamba Muraathika, also known as Ndume, gave a comprehensive account of the events leading up to Tom Mboya’s assassination, claiming that a group of powerful government officials planned the assassination due to Mboya’s growing influence and what they perceived as a threat to his authority.
Ndume further revealed his role in keeping Mboya under surveillance until he was shot dead by Nahasong Isaac Njenga on July 5, 1969. He also revealed how he obtained the murder weapon on the black market on the Kenya-Somalia border.
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