Kenyan detectives arrest four suspects over death of Scot found tied up in sack

Kenyan detectives have arrested four men in connection with the death of a Scottish businessman whose body was found tied up in a sack.

Campbell Scott was found dead in a forest in February 2025, days after going missing in the capital, Nairobi, where he had been attending a conference.

Investigators believe that the senior director at credit-scoring firm Fico was tortured before his hands were tied and his body was stuffed in a bag packed with pineapples.

Campbell Scott was found dead after disappearing Nairobi, Kenya Fico

His body was found in a forest around 66 miles southeast of Nairobi on February 24.

The death of Mr Scott, from Dunfermline in Fife, is being treated as murder, and two suspects have already appeared in court.

Kenyan police released images of the men arrested in connection with death of Campbell Scott Kenya DCI

Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations has confirmed that a further four men have been apprehended in connection with the death.

The suspects, Bernard Mbusu, Isaac Kinoti Kobia, Evans Muthengi Mutaki and Kelvin Mwangi Njoroge, were arrested by officers at the Ideal Apartments in the coastal town of Ukunda.

The gang are also linked to a number of other violent robberies, including an incident involving an American national.

A search at a property led to the recovery of stolen items, including an HP laptop, mobile phones, assorted foreign currencies, multiple credit cards, cheque books from various banks and PDQ machines, Kenyan police said. Kenya DCI

A search at the residence led to the recovery of stolen items, including an HP laptop, mobile phones, assorted foreign currencies, multiple credit cards, cheque books from various banks and PDQ machines. Kenya DCI

Following a search of the property a number of stolen items including an HP laptop, mobile phones, assorted foreign currencies, multiple credit cards, cheque books from various banks and PDQ machines, were recovered.

All four men are in custody at Nyali Police Station pending further investigations.