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The suspect, identified as Victor Ouma, was flushed out of his hideout in Nairobi's Dandora Phase IV last night. 

One suspect has been arrested in connection with the gruesome murder of former Wells Fargo Human Resource Manager Willis Ayieko.

In a statement on Tuesday, October 29, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said Victor Ouma Okoth was arrested in his hideout in Dandora Phase IV.

"The suspect identified as Victor Ouma Okoth was flushed out of his hideout in Nairobi's Dandora Phase IV last night, where he had rented a house using proceeds of the heinous crime," DCI said in a statement.

The investigating agency explained that Okoth, who is being held at Muthaiga Police Station, was placed at the scene through forensic analysis.

"The suspect was placed at the scene of crime through forensic analysis, in the forensic-led investigation being conducted by a joint team of DCI's Homicide, CRIB, and Operations detectives," DCI further stated.

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Following Okoth's arrest, DCI said investigations are ongoing to apprehend other accomplices involved in Ayieko's murder.

File image of Willis Ayieko's abandoned vehicle

Ayieko's body was discovered on October 23, 2024, in the Mungowere stream in Yala, Siaya County, five days after he went missing following a burial vigil.  

Eyewitnesses reported severe mutilation; his eyes were gouged out, his ears and nose were cut off, and his mouth was disfigured.

Ayieko had attended a funeral in Gem and was last seen leaving the event around 10 PM on October 18, 2024. 

His abandoned vehicle was found nearby, with CCTV footage capturing two men discarding it at a petrol station.