Suspect in British businessman Campbell Scott’s murder dies by suicide in Nairobi

A man who was being sought in connection with the murder of British businessman Campbell Scott has been found dead, in what police believe to be suicide.

The suspect, Samuel Musembi, was wanted for allegedly driving the vehicle that transported the 58-year-old’s body from Nairobi to Makongo Forest in Makueni County.

Musembi, who had been on the run for several days, was said to have been staying at a relative's house in Dandora, a neighbourhood in Nairobi.

He reportedly told a friend that he needed a break and planned to rest away from his usual place of residence.

According to detectives, the friend, who had allowed Musembi to stay at his house, left for work early on Tuesday morning, leaving him behind. But he said he noticed Musembi appeared uneasy. When he returned home later that evening, he found the door locked from the inside.

After struggling to get in, he broke the door open and discovered Musembi's lifeless body.

He found Musembi lying on the bed with foam coming from the mouth and nose and blood oozing from his neck and had a stab wound. He immediately notified Musembi’s neighbours and relatives.

They rushed Musembi to Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital but were turned away because the case was serious.

He was then rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital that same night but died on Wednesday morning while being attended to.

“The heat on him was too much. He died by suicide,” an officer aware of the probe claimed.

Director of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin confirmed Musembi had died probably by suicide.

“Autopsy will reveal more on the cause of death,” Amin said.

Preliminary investigations indicate that Musembi is suspected of first having taken some poisonous substance in an attempted suicide, but when did not work, he stabbed himself in the neck and some parts of his body.

The family and hospital later alerted the police about the situation.

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) was finalising plans to collect Musembi's DNA and fingerprints as the search for the person who had sheltered him grew more intense.

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Appeal to public

On March 7, the DCI asked the public to provide any information that could help in the arrest of Musembi and two other suspects, Benard Mbunga Mbusu and Alphonse Munyao Kilewa, also known as Edu. The three are believed to have been involved in Scott’s brutal murder whose body was discovered in Makongo Forest, Makueni County, on February 22, 2025.

Scott had arrived in Kenya just days earlier to attend a business conference.

It is said that the suspects tricked Scott, who was in Nairobi, into a business meeting. After his disappearance on February 17, it is alleged that they killed him, tied his body, and placed it in a car. They then drove more than 100 kilometres and dumped the body in a thicket in Makueni.

Two other suspects, Alex Mutua Kithuka and Albunus Mutinda Nzioki, are in custody and assisting with the investigation. They appeared in court last week. The court was told that Scott was taken to Kithuka’s house in Pipeline, Nairobi, where he is believed to have been murdered.

The suspects are also accused of attempting to use Scott’s credit cards in Nairobi, Voi, and Mombasa. They were arrested on March 1 along the Nairobi-Mombasa Road, and it was found that Kithuka had already moved his belongings out of his Pipeline residence.

Mbusu, who is still at large, is believed to be the person captured on CCTV with Scott on February 16, just before he vanished. Investigators also revealed that Mbusu has a criminal history dating back to 2018.