Tom Osinde, a former Treasury official who went missing a few days ago, has been found dead in the river Kuja in Migori, according to the police.
He was reported missing on Sunday, June 18th 2023.
Tom Osinde, former treasury staff is brother Ken Osinde, former Chief of Staff at Dp Ruto’s office.
The body was found mutilated according his brother Enock Nemwel Osinde who has also confirmed. This brings to an end almost two weeks of search.
Yesterday, police had made crucial leads while searching for Tom, arresting two farm workers in the process. One of the worker, who had left home 3 years ago after slashing his mother, was sighted with Tom’s vehicle at his rural home.
He appeared unsettled, locals say. The guy, who bought tea for locals, went to a car wash and ordered attendants to wash only outside, noting that the vehicle is “full inside”. It is suspected he was carrying Osinde’s body and was waiting for instructions from his “bosses”. The vehicle was recovered in Kilgoris.
The Osinde’s hail from Kitutu Masaba, Nyamira but have farms in Borabu and Nakuru Counties. Those who know them, they are very reserved guys who rarely interact with locals. It is not yet clear why they eliminated him.
According to one social media user with knowledge of Osinde, it could be a business deal gone south.
“The death has nothing to do with politics at least from what I have gathered. The Osinde’s are very reserved people. It could be a business deal which went wrong or something to do with family. Let the police now do their work.” He said.
