Detectives from the Homicide department based at DCI Headquarters, have taken over investigations into the death of 23-year-old Jeff Mwathi.
The detectives have taken over from officers at Kasarani police station.
The move follows a directive by the Director of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin, for the expeditious investigation into the death of the young man.
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In a statement, DCI assured the public that no stone shall be left unturned in the investigation of this case and any person found to have been been involved in the death shall face the full force of the law.
Meanwhile, the DCI wants anyone with information that may assist us in this case to volunteer it to the head of Homicide at DCI headquarters or call our toll free number 0800 722 203 or the Twitter hash tag #FichuakwaDCI
Earlier on, Interior Cabinet Secretary Prof Kithure Kindiki had ordered the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Mohamed Amin to heighten investigations into the mysterious death Mwathi which occured at Kikuyu benga artist DJ Fatxo’s apartment in Kasarani last month.
In a statement on Friday morning, Kindiki directed the DCI boss to involve the expertise of homicide detectives to help solve the case.
“I thank the DCI for his quick action on this matter. The homicide team from the DCI headquarters is dispassionate, and this will help resolve the claims of collusion at Kasarani Police Station where the matter was reported,” he said.
The 23-year-old Mwathi who is an interior designer was captured on CCTV footage falling from the 10th-floor apartment window at a house rented out to DJ Fatxo, whose real name Lawrence Njuguna.
The incident happened on February 22 at Redwood Apartments around Safari Park Estate,
Reports indicate that Mwathi had been in DJ Faxto’s house after spending the night partying with the popular Mugithi singer alongside his cousin and driver.
Mwathi is said to have met the singer hours earlier for an interior design job and he had been promised a down payment to begin work that same morning.
The family of the deceased has dismissed suicide claims, noting that Mwathi had never considered suicide .
