In a press release Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) stated the newest suspects had been linked to the murder of Scott and a number of violent robberies.
They stated: “An operation was conducted by DCI officers drawn from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CR&IB) Headquarters, working jointly with their counterparts drawn from SCCIO Nyali and SCCIO Msambweni (Ukunda).
“The suspects, Bernard Mbusu, Isaac Kinoti Kobia, Evans Muthengi Mutaki and Kelvin Mwangi Njoroge had been apprehended at Ideal Apartments, Ukunda.
“The suspects have also been forensically linked to another robbery with violence incident in Watamu, Malindi Sub-County.
“A search on the residence led to the restoration of stolen objects, together with an HP laptop computer, cell phones, assorted foreign currency echange, a number of bank cards, cheque books from varied banks and PDQ [card reader] machines.”
