Sheila Wegesha: Vehicle Used By Slain Businesswoman's Hubby To Escape Found Abandoned In Nairobi CBD

• Jackson Bamboo is being sought by detectives in connection with the brutal murder of his wife, Sheila Wegesha
• The businesswoman was found dead inside her house in Athi River, with deep cuts visible on the neck
• On Friday, May 10, police traced the vehicle believed to have been used by the prime suspect to escape to the Nairobi city centre

Kai Eli, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Nairobi: Detectives are still pursuing leads to settle the puzzle in the murder of businesswoman Sheila Wegesha.

The 38-year-old was found dead in her marital bed in their Athi River residence.

Being treated as the prime suspect is her husband, Jackson Bamboo.

Visible on the deceased's neck were deep cuts, suggesting she was attacked with a sharp object.

Where was Jackson Bamboo's car found?

Moments after the murder became public on Thursday, police traced a vehicle to the Nairobi city centre.

It was a Mitsubishi Outlander SUV believed to have been used by the prime suspect in fleeing the murder scene.

Athi River sub-county chief of investigation Wesley Lang'at revealed that the vehicle -with registration details pointing to Bamboo- was found at a parking lot in the city, Citizen TV reported.

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The police established that he left the car in the custody of a security guard, whom he had paid KSh 430 as parking fees.

Found inside the vehicle were the ignition keys.

Bamboo is the director of Light Uriri Academy in Migori.

Though unconfirmed, sources indicated the deceased was killed in a love-gone-sour plot supposedly perpetrated by her husband.

The circumstances of the woman's death came as a great shock to those who knew her and her husband, given that they constantly and publicly displayed their affection, courting admiration from their audiences.

Until her tragic death, Sheila was a renowned figure among the Ohangla genre circles and the proprietor of JB Lounge, an entertainment joint in Nairobi's Umoja area.

Sheila Wegesha's tragic death

• Graphic shots shared online showed deep cuts on her neck, suggesting she was attacked by a sharp object.
• Her body had been lying in the bedding soaked in blood, painting a grim picture of the events preceding her death.
• The prime suspect, her husband, immediately took off from the scene, and investigators launched a manhunt.