Phone trail leads to suspect's arrest in former RMS intern's death

A 26-year-old man, Jared Kulo Oduor, was arrested Friday night in the Lakisummer area after months of surveillance. He is being held at Muthaiga Police Station and is expected to be arraigned at the Makadara Law Courts on Monday.

The arrest is linked to the sale of Omanga’s missing phone.

Months of digital tracking and physical trailing have finally netted a key suspect in the death of Derrick Omanga.

Oduor was arrested Friday night in Lakisummer. Detectives say he is the man who sold Omanga’s phone six days after the young man vanished.

That phone had been sold to a third suspect, who was arrested earlier in Kangeta village, Meru County. The Meru suspect led investigators to Oduor.

Detectives are triangulating phone data from before, during and after Omanga’s death. They are also reviewing CCTV footage from the hours leading up to the killing to determine whether Oduor appears among those last seen with the victim.

Omanga, a digital marketing manager, disappeared on the evening of December 5, 2025, after a night out.

His body was discovered around 2 a.m. on December 6 near the Roysambu roundabout. Police initially treated the incident as a road accident. The family has always rejected that narrative.

A post-mortem established the cause of death as multiple injuries from blunt-force trauma, but did not conclusively state whether the injuries came from an accident or a deliberate attack.

CCTV from Wine Tails liquor store along Ngong Road captured Omanga’s final known movements.

At 10:37 p.m., he was seen headed upstairs holding a woman’s hand, followed closely by a man in a cap.

Later clips showed the man in the cap handing the woman a drink, Omanga checking his bag, and the group leaving.

Reports indicate the party later moved to a club along Thika Road. The woman allegedly felt unwell and left, while Omanga remained with the man in the cap.

Hours later, his body was found dumped by the roadside. His phone and laptop were missing.

For eight months, the family has demanded the arrest of everyone last seen with their son.

The phone trail, which went missing on the day he disappeared and was sold six days later, has led to two arrests and pointed investigators towards a possible third party.

Detectives say more arrests cannot be ruled out as phone data and CCTV analysis continue.

For now, another suspect is in custody, as the pressure for justice in the Derrick Omanga case intensifies.