According to Nairobi CID Boss Ireri Kamwende, Juma drove from his bar at around 9.30pm when he met his assailants.
Mr Kamwende stated that Juma's car was found sprayed with about ten bullets by the unknown gunmen who escaped on motorbikes.
Police confirmed that nothing was stolen during the attack as two mobile phones and money was found in the car.
He had been involved in several high-profile legal
cases against the government over failed business deals.
Mr Juma had warned several months ago that there was a
plot to kill him because of his outspoken views
Juma was at the forefront highlighting major
corruption scandals in the country including the EuroBond saga, releasing
various documents to prove that the Government could not account for millions
of the borrowed proceeds.
Mr Juma fearlessly attacked various leaders in the
country linked to corruption and relentlessly called on President Uhuru
Kenyatta to act.
“Mr Kenyatta am not a coward. I have reached the
pinnacle of my life and am not scared of death. I will not run away from Kenya,
my country,” one of his past tweets read.
“I am ready and willing to die for the sake of this
nation if that will save us from corruption. I have lived long enough to worry
about death,” he added in another old post.
Juma, who was also a big supporter of CORD leader
Raila Odinga, more than once said that he would never stay in the comfort zone
as Kenya was rotting in corruption.
In the recent demonstration led by CORD to push for
the disbandment of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC),
Juma was together with Odinga and other Opposition leaders in operation 'occupy
IEBC offices
A well known businessman Jacob Juma was on Thursday night shot dead by unknown people as he was driving past Lenana School on his way home.
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