By Enyichukwu Enemanna
Police in Kenya have launched a manhunt for three suspects in connection with the murder of a Scottish businessman whose body was found in a sack of pineapples.
Campbell Scott was found dead in a forest 96.5km from Nairobi after he went missing from his hotel room on 16 February.
Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has released images of the suspects it believes are linked to the “brutal murder” of the 58-year-old.
They have been named as Benard Mbunga Mbusu, Samuel Musembi Kamitu, and Alphonse Munyao Kilewa, also known as “Edu”.
The DCI posted a statement on X asking anyone with information on their whereabouts to contact the office.
Two other suspects accused of using Scott’s bank cards to make illegal withdrawals have appeared in court.
Police said he was seen leaving his hotel with an unidentified man, and they took a taxi to a residential area in Nairobi.
Scott was a senior director at the credit scoring firm FICO and had been attending a conference at the JW Marriott Hotel in the Kenyan capital.
He went missing after failing to meet colleagues to deliver a presentation, having visited a nightclub.
His body was found in Makongo Forest with his hands tied.
A number of arrests have been made in connection with his murder.
Earlier, two people, a taxi driver and a nightclub waiter were arrested by the police because they were believed to be among the last to see him alive. Two other men were later arrested in Mombasa, 485km from Nairobi.
Investigators believe Scott had visited a house belonging to one of the suspects, where he was murdered.
They suspect that the same man withdrew money from Scott’s account at three different locations, working with the second suspect.
A court in Nairobi granted an application for the police to detain the suspects for 21 days as investigations continue.
Pathologists said Scott’s samples would be submitted for toxicology testing after it was determined that the injuries he sustained were “too minor” to have caused his death.
The DCI has asked Interpol to assist in tracking Scott’s mobile phone and debit and credit card transactions.
