Police have arrested another suspect in the murder of Willis Ayieko. The arrest took place in Dudi, according to a report seen by Kondele News.
The suspect, Samwel Onyango Ongweso, 52, was ambushed by officers from Dudi Police Station and DCI Siaya. He was hiding in Doho area within Khisa West location.
“Today at around 1300hrs, police officers from Dudi Police Station and DCI Siaya, acting on intelligence, managed to arrest Samwel Onyango Ongweso, aged 52, at Doho area within Khisa West location. The said suspect is among those suspected to have been involved in the gruesome murder of Willis Ayieko Onyango, whose lifeless body was discovered dumped at Mungoware stream on 23/10/2024,” stated a police incident report seen by Kondele News.
Ongweso is the fifth suspect in custody. Two other suspects, a man and a woman, were killed in a gunfight with police.
Willis Ayieko was reported missing on October 18, 2024, after attending a night vigil in Gem.
His body was found on October 23, 2024, at Mungoware stream, which forms the boundary between Siaya and Kakamega counties.
Ayieko was buried on November 9.
