DCI Investigates Sale of Gun Allegedly Used in Tom Mboya’s Assassination

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched an investigation following reports that a 92-year-old man allegedly purchased the pistol used to assassinate Tom Mboya.

In a statement posted on X, the DCI confirmed that an inquiry is underway and appropriate action will be taken upon its conclusion.

“Tom Mboya was a trade unionist, educator, Pan-Africanist, author, former minister, and statesman,” the DCI stated. “The attention of the DCI has been drawn to an article reporting that a 92-year-old man purchased the pistol used in Mboya’s assassination.”

Mboya was fatally shot on July 5, 1969, on Government Road, now known as Moi Avenue.

The news of Mboya’s assassination quickly spread, leading to riots in the city as Kenyans swarmed Nairobi Hospital amid wails and cries. Baton-wielding police officers were deployed to manage the overwhelmed and overpowered crowds, as captured in Amin video footage.

The turmoil continued a week later during Mboya’s requiem mass at the Holy Family Cathedral on April 12, where angry protesters clashed with the police once more.