Witness says he was paid Sh9,000 to transport suspects in Ayieko murder case
The witness claimed he wasn’t told the nature of the job, only that he would be well compensated.
A protected witness told the court on Monday that he received Sh9,000 to transport suspects allegedly involved in the abduction and killing of Willis Ayieko Onyango, the former Human Resources manager at Wells Fargo.
Testifying under the Witness Protection Agency program, the witness detailed how he was approached by the first accused, Victor Ouma Okoth, also known as Sisco or Govins, who asked for help in an operation that would later lead to Ayieko’s disappearance and death.
According to his account, Sisco reached out, requesting assistance in sourcing a motorcycle for a task said to be organized by a man known as Champee, reportedly one of the masterminds behind the murder, though now deceased.
The witness claimed he wasn’t told the nature of the job, only that he would be well compensated if he brought a bike and stood by for instructions.
On October 18, 2024, Sisco confirmed the arrangement and asked the witness to meet him in Dudi at 5:30 pm.
When the witness expressed concerns about fuel, Sisco told him to fill the tank at a nearby petrol station and share the till number for payment.
Following the instructions, the witness traveled along the Kisian-Rabuor route but was later redirected to Mutumbu Centre.
There, he met Sisco at Amigos Pub alongside two other men, one of whom was introduced as Champee.
He was told to trail another motorcycle carrying Champee.
They made a stop along the way, and when Sisco and Champee returned from a nearby thicket, their appearances had changed.
Champee now wore a military-style jacket and was armed with an AK-47, while Sisco had also changed clothes and was carrying a rifle.
They proceeded to a home where a funeral was underway.
The witness said he waited outside while Sisco and Champee went into the compound.
They reemerged in a vehicle, with Champee behind the wheel.
As they drove on a rough road, they stopped near a modest home, where the witness saw a man with a sack over his head and hands tied behind his back being led into the house at gunpoint.
Around 11:00 PM, Sisco asked to be taken to Kisumu to withdraw money.
After visiting multiple shops, they found an open M-Pesa outlet where Sisco, using a sleek foldable phone, withdrew several amounts.
By dawn, Sisco was dropped off in Dudi, and the witness returned the motorcycle before heading home.
The next day, October 19, 2024, Sisco returned in a pickup, gathered his possessions, and informed the witness he was moving to Nairobi for a new job.
The witness insisted he had no knowledge of any murder until he was later arrested and interrogated by detectives.
The case is being handled by prosecutors Catherine Mwaniki, Patrick Okango, Joyce Mumu, Soita China, and Mercy Mutheu.
