- Sheila Odoyo's suspected husband vanished before she was found murdered in their Athi River home in May 2024
- Detectives tracked the suspect to Tanzania, where he was allegedly hiding 70 km from the Kenyan border under a false identity
- The arrest involved a joint cross-border operation between Kenyan and Tanzanian law enforcement agencies
Nancy Odindo is a Current Affairs Editor at TUKO.co.ke, covering crime and court news. Odindo has over six years of journalism experience and joined TUKO.co.ke in 2023.
A man suspected of murdering his wife, popular Ohangla dancer Sheila Odoyo, has been apprehended in Tanzania following a two-year cross-border manhunt involving Kenyan and Tanzanian law enforcement agencies, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) announced on Saturday, 24 October.
Source: Facebook
Odoyo, widely known by her stage name Sheila Wegesha and celebrated for her vibrant performances on the Ohangla circuit, was found dead inside her home at Hill View Estate in Athi River on the morning of May 9, 2024.
According to investigators, her body was discovered on her bed with clear signs of a violent struggle in the bedroom. Notably, neither her children nor neighbours reported hearing anything during the night.
Before her body was discovered, her husband disappeared. His vehicle, a Mitsubishi Outlander, was later found abandoned near Kencom in Nairobi's central business district.
The breakthrough came when intelligence placed the fugitive in Kirongwe, within Shirati District in Tanzania, reportedly operating a club roughly 70 kilometres from the Muhuru border crossing.
"With the suspect nowhere to be found, detectives followed leads, pieced together intelligence and pursued every available avenue to bring him to justice. The breakthrough came when intelligence placed the fugitive in Kirongwe, Shirati District, Tanzania, where he was reportedly hiding in plain sight while operating a club approximately 70 kilometres from the Muhuru border point," DCI said in a statement.
According to DCI, the suspect had been living under an assumed identity, and at the time of his arrest, he was found carrying a Tanzanian national identity card, not with his known name.
Detectives from Athi River, working alongside their counterparts in Nyatike and Tanzanian officers, mounted a coordinated operation that led to his capture.
He was initially processed at Nyatike Police Station before being transferred to Athi River Police Station, where he remains in custody as authorities prepare to charge him with murder.
The DCI said it remains committed to pursuing suspects across borders in partnership with regional law enforcement to ensure accountability for serious crimes.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
Authors:
Tags:
Hot: