Four men are arrested over 'murder' of Brit businessman whose body was found in a sack in Kenya

Published: 19:45, 12 April 2026 | Updated: 19:46, 12 April 2026 Four men have been arrested following the murder of a Scottish businessman whose body was found dumped in a sack of pineapples in Kenya.  Campbell Scott, 58, vanished from the Kenyan capital of Nairobi last year, where he had travelled for a work conference.  Mr Scott, from Dunfermline in Fife, was discovered by local herders in the Makongo Forest, around 60 miles from Nairobi, with his hands and feet tied to a sack of pineapples. Now, four suspects have been arrested following an intelligence-led, multi-agency operation in the costal town of Ukunda, detectives in Kenya have confirmed. It comes following a separate probe into a violent robbery involving an American national in Nyali, a residential area within Mombasa City. Prior to his disappearance, Mr Scott - a senior director at credit scoring firm FICO - was due to attend a three-day workshop with senior officials from the UK, US and several African countries to discuss markets for new products.  After failing to meet colleagues for a presentation at the JW Marriott Hotel in Nairobi's Westlands area, he was reported missing.  Mr Scott is known to have visited the Havana nightclub the previous evening. Campbell Scott (pictured) was discovered in the Makongo Forest with his hands and feet tied to a sack of pineapples Four suspects (pictured) have been arrested following an intelligence-led, multi-agency operation into Mr Scott's murder, detectives in Kenya have confirmed He was suspected to have been taken to a property in a slum area known as the Pipeline district, approximately 1.3 miles from his hotel.  His body was eventually recovered in the Makongo Forest in a pineapple sack with his hands and feet bound. A post-mortem examination of his body was 'inconclusive,' however, pathologists said Mr Scott's injuries were 'too minor' to have caused his death.  In March last year, two men believed to be among the last to see Mr Scott alive were arrested. An appeal was then launched by officers to find three further suspects.  Among them was Samuel Musembi, who later stabbed himself to death while on the run from police. Musembi - who initially tried to poison himself - was in hiding at a friend's house who was unaware of what he had done.  He was brought to hospital where he later died from his injuries.   Samuel Musembi (pictured) a suspect in the killing of Mr Scott, stabbed himself to death after he first attempted to poison himself Campbell Scott (pictured) vanished from a hotel in Nairobi while he was in the Kenyan capital to attend a conference In a statement, Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the latest suspects were linked to Mr Scott's murder and other violent robberies. They said: 'The suspects, Bernard Mbusu, Isaac Kinoti Kobia, Evans Muthengi Mutaki and Kelvin Mwangi Njoroge were apprehended at Ideal Apartments, Ukunda. 'The suspects have also been forensically linked to another robbery with violence incident in Watamu, Malindi Sub-County. '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 [card reader] machines.' No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.