Police have launched investigations into the murder of ivory investigator.[Photo/Nation]
Police have questioned four people over the death of Esmond Martin, a conservationist who was murdered at his home in Karen, Nairobi.
Police are also investigating the death of Dhirajilal Shah who was murdered and buried in a shallow grave at his home in Westlands.
“The body was found at a bushy section of the compound in a shallow grave covered with tree branches,” according to a police report.
Prior investigation indicated that he was strangled and his hands were also tied with a rope.
“His mouth was stuffed with a plastic paper,” police added.
Mr Shah, 69, was last seen on Saturday last week and the body was found on Monday.
His sister reported him missing to police after when he did not to pick her calls.
Mr Martin who was 75 had a stab wound in the neck, said Karen police commander Cunningham Suiyanka.
He added, “There was no disturbance of the scene” to suggest human involvement in Mr Martin’s death at his highly gated home.
Mr Martin’s body was discovered by his wife, whom the police boss said, they reside together in the same compound but stay in different houses.
Kenyan conservationist Paula Kahumbu described Mr Martin for his tireless efforts of bringing to the light the scale of ivory markets in USA, Congo, Nigeria, Angola, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Laos and recently Myanmar.
“He always collaborated with Save the Elephants and worked with many of us generously sharing his findings and views,” Dr Kahumbu said on Twitter.
Mr Martin, a former UN special envoy for rhino conservation was in the process of writing up his findings when he passed on.