The vehicle reported missing on Sunday, October 23 that resulted in the fatal shooting of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif has been found, according to police records.
The missing vehicle was a white Mercedes-Benz ML350 with the license plate KDJ 700F.
The Mercedes-Benz was discovered near the Total Petrol Station in Kiserian, Kajiado County, on the day it was reported missing.
The car’s owner, Douglas Wainaina, told police that he had parked it outside an electronics store in Pangani and returned to find it gone.
Wainaina filed a vehicle theft report out of fear, prompting police officers in Starehe to circulate the stolen property signal.
Preliminary investigations have revealed that Wainaina’s son, 26, drove away with the car.
According to police, the son turned off his phone after leaving Pangani, where the vehicle was parked.
“He’d switch on his phone intermittently, with the signals indicating that he’d driven to Kajiado County,” a Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officer handling the case told The Standard in confidence.
Wainaina’s attempts to have his son speak to him were futile, prompting him to ask his wife to speak with their son.
Their child, according to Wainaina, had a good relationship with his mother.
The son then told his mother not to worry about a possible abduction, admitting he had driven away with his father’s car.
The vehicle had been spotted near an Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) in Kiserian at the time.
The vehicle was later tracked down to Olepolos Hills.
As a result, DCI officers in Starehe Sub-County notified their counterparts in Kajiado County.
The Toyota Land Cruiser V8 carrying the Pakistani journalist and his cousin, Kurame Ahmed, drove past a rudimentary roadblock on the Kiserian-Magadi Road during this tracking.
According to police, the two defied stop orders, resulting in the shooting that killed Arshad Sharif.
