Karen tycoon death probe: DCI officers interrogate attendants at Big Smoke Bar and Restaurant

Staff at the eatery where the late prominent businessman Francis Kiambi took a meal and drinks before retiring to him home where he was later found dead are the latest persons of interest to record statements with officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.

It is at the Big Smoke Bar and Restaurant at Karen shopping centre where the late Kiambi arrived and spent some time alone Saturday evening before he was joined by his wife Mary Waigwe Muthoni, and two males - an Advocate and a relative.

Those who attended to the late Kiambi, his wife Muthoni, and the other two gentlemen say the four had a lengthy discussion until around 1 AM when they vacated the premises located a few kilometers from the home of the deceased businessman.

Two units of DCI spent the better part of Wednesday gathering statements from the hotel staff who attended to the deceased as well as reviewing CCTV footage.

Other than the staff at Big Smoke Bar and Restaurant, police are also interogating the night security guards who were present at the wee hours of Sunday, when the late Kiambi and his wife arrived home from the outing.

New security personel from the same firm have since taken over since Monday when the deceased was found dead, more than 24 hours after he retired to his bed.

As investigations continue, relatives and friends started flocking the late Kiambi's residence in Karen to condole with the family after Homicide detectives completed processing the scene.

According to a police report, the late Kiambi and his wife wife Mary Waigwe Muthoni, slept in separate rooms upon arriving home, following a disagreement reportedly caused by the wife’s refusal to guarantee her husband a Ksh.2 billion loan he was seeking to open a business.