Meria
Elder Lister
Detectives have netted 2 main suspects behind the murders of Mombasa-based Dutch tycoon Herman Rouwenhourst (55) and his guard Evans Bokoro (23) at the upscale Rocco apartments in Shanzu, on June 4, 2021.
Herman, who owned multiple properties and nightclubs across Mombasa and Kilifi counties, was found lying lifeless on his matrimonial bed with multiple injuries on the head, with his hands and legs tied and his mouth gagged. His guard also died under similar circumstances bearing injuries similar to those of his employer.
Investigations have revealed that the slain tycoon had notified his wife Riziki Cherono of his intentions to divorce her, following endless wrangles that had rocked their marriage. However, Cherono didn’t take that lying down and hatched a plot to eliminate her husband, with whom they had two children aged 14 and 12.
This is where she contracted Timothy Omondi Ngoe alias Rashid, 22, and Mary Nekesa Ambani, 33, who was a former manager in one of Rouwenhourst’s hotels to execute the murders.
On the fateful night, Cherono opened the door to their apartment letting in Rashid and other suspects still at large, to stage the cold blooded murder.
After completing their task, they broke into the safe and took off with over Sh. 3 million.
Cherono was later found in the couple’s Toyota Probox around Serena hotel, in what detectives discovered to be a staged kidnapping.
Two weeks after the murder, Rashid acquired a plot the with proceeds from the murder, measuring 40X80ft at Kiembeni. He constructed a four-roomed house at an estimated cost of over Sh. 1.5 million and furnished it with newly acquired households items, worth over Sh. 500,000.
Detectives have since recovered one live round of 9mm callibre, one bullet head of 9mm callibre, a pair of handcuffs, blood stained shoes, several mobile phones and SIM cards.
Forensic analysis have placed Rashid at the scene of the murder in Shanzu and at around Serena, where Cherono and the vehicle were found.
Herman, who owned multiple properties and nightclubs across Mombasa and Kilifi counties, was found lying lifeless on his matrimonial bed with multiple injuries on the head, with his hands and legs tied and his mouth gagged. His guard also died under similar circumstances bearing injuries similar to those of his employer.
Investigations have revealed that the slain tycoon had notified his wife Riziki Cherono of his intentions to divorce her, following endless wrangles that had rocked their marriage. However, Cherono didn’t take that lying down and hatched a plot to eliminate her husband, with whom they had two children aged 14 and 12.
This is where she contracted Timothy Omondi Ngoe alias Rashid, 22, and Mary Nekesa Ambani, 33, who was a former manager in one of Rouwenhourst’s hotels to execute the murders.
On the fateful night, Cherono opened the door to their apartment letting in Rashid and other suspects still at large, to stage the cold blooded murder.
After completing their task, they broke into the safe and took off with over Sh. 3 million.
Cherono was later found in the couple’s Toyota Probox around Serena hotel, in what detectives discovered to be a staged kidnapping.
Two weeks after the murder, Rashid acquired a plot the with proceeds from the murder, measuring 40X80ft at Kiembeni. He constructed a four-roomed house at an estimated cost of over Sh. 1.5 million and furnished it with newly acquired households items, worth over Sh. 500,000.
Detectives have since recovered one live round of 9mm callibre, one bullet head of 9mm callibre, a pair of handcuffs, blood stained shoes, several mobile phones and SIM cards.
Forensic analysis have placed Rashid at the scene of the murder in Shanzu and at around Serena, where Cherono and the vehicle were found.
