Daniel Musyoka: Four Arrested Over Murder Of IEBC Official

Police are holding four individuals in connection to the murder of Daniel Mbolu Musyoka, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Returning Officer for Embakasi East Constituency.

Reports indicated that the police traced the cell phone of the deceased to Kisii County where it was sold to a woman.

The authorities added that the mobile phone was formatted, that is everything on it was deleted before it was sold.

Musyoka went missing on Thursday, August 11 before he was found dead on Monday, August 15 in Kajiado County during the August 9 general elections period.

He was captured on CCTV conversing with a bodaboda rider on Church Road, Tassia, in Embakasi East constituency alongside a pillion passenger who also engaged with him before he left.

The footage obtained by police officers originated from a club in the constituency which detailed part of his final moments.

In addition, Musyoka was also reported to have left the tallying centre at around 9.00 am. His bodyguard had revealed that he had excused himself to make a phone call, only to never see him again.

Security guards further revealed that he used the back door to exit the tallying centre at the constituency and walk on foot. As per the footage, Musyoka was spotted outside the East African School of Aviation between 10.30 am and 10.39 am on the day he was reported missing.

The pillion passenger, who happened to be his colleague, had asked Musyoka where he was going, to which Musyoka responded by stating that he was going to buy some medicine.

Investigations further revealed that he was busy returning several WhatsApp calls, with further investigations revealing that there was a woman who approached him as he walked past the CCTV cameras.

Musyoka was never seen again afterwards until his body was found at the Amboseli National Park.

Musyoka was buried at his home in Muuani village, Mwala, Machakos County on Friday, August 26 in a ceremony attended by IEBC chairperson, Wafula Chebukati who praised him as an amiable, capable and competent officer who paid the ultimate price for choosing to diligently deliver on his constitutional duty. 

“I ask and I wonder, why must an election officer be murdered after every general election? Whose gods do we anger by performing our constitutional duty? Which earthly deities do our good deeds and duties offend?” Chebukati posed in his tribute and further questioned investigations conducted as a follow-up to the heinous crimes. 

IEBC Commissioners attend Daniel Musyoka's burial ceremony in Machakos County on Friday, August 26 2022. /IEBC.TWITTER