Nine nightclub workers will spend additional days in police custody after their arrest in connection with the brutal killing of Brian Muendo on April 10, 2026. A Milimani Law Courts magistrate ordered their continued detention at Central Police Station on April 13, 2026, to allow investigators sufficient time to conclude their inquiries.
The court noted that the primary suspect, a bouncer at Somer Club along Latema Road, remains at large. The 24-year-old victim, a father of a 10-month-old child, reportedly entered the city establishment to use the restroom before the fatal encounter occurred.
“The police need time to unravel the circumstances surrounding the killing of Brian Muendo, 24, and a father of a 10-month-old child,” the magistrate said on April 13, 2026.
Prosecuting counsel Virginia Kariuki told the court that nine suspects failed to report the assault and initially ignored police summons requiring them to record statements. Investigators say the suspects, all employees of Somer Club, watched as a bouncer brutally beat Brian Muendo in full view of staff and patrons.
Muendo, who had spent just a week hawking eggs along River Road, later died while receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit at Kenyatta National Hospital. Doctors had referred him there from Mbagathi Level 5 Hospital after his condition worsened due to the severity of his injuries.
Police detained nine individuals for further interrogation: Maxwell Mwanzi, Esther Mwangi, Sheril Okello, Jedida Kamau, Grace Mutheu, Rosemary Wambui, Mary Muhonja, Monica Wanjiku, and Catherine Mutheu.
The prosecution argued that the group worked together to conceal the crime and cover up the killing. Kariuki identified the main suspect as a bouncer known as Momanyi, who remains at large.
“The main suspect, a bouncer identified as Momanyi, is still on the run, but police are closing in on him,” Kariuki told the court.
Although investigators sought to hold the suspects for 10 days, the magistrate approved a shorter detention period of five days, citing the need to balance the progress of investigations with the rights of the suspects.
“Having considered the submissions of the prosecution and the investigating officer, I decline to grant the 10 days sought by police and instead allow five days,” the magistrate ruled.
The court scheduled the next mention of the case for April 20, 2026, when it will issue further directions as police continue their search for the main suspect.
