Elvis Opiyo, a 37-year-old father of two, was buried in an emotional ceremony attended by family members and friends following his death inside his rented apartment in Umoja Estate, Nairobi.
Elvis had been out on bail at the time of his passing, facing allegations that he hired someone to douse SDA gospel singer Mary Clare with acid. The attack left Clare with severe burns and eye damage so serious that she requires specialist medical treatment abroad. The two had reportedly been in a relationship, which Clare ended after allegedly discovering that Elvis was already married.
What was contained in the NIS dismisal letter?
As speculation mounted over the cause of his death, a family member who was physically present when Elvis’s body was removed from the apartment stepped forward with a different account.
The relative described finding a letter from the National Intelligence Service tucked into Elvis’s shirt pocket, with his arms folded across his chest.
“Many people may speculate what really killed Elvis but as someone who was at the scene, I hold a different opinion because when the special crime officers found me at the house, it is not the acid attack case that killed Elvis, I beg to differ,” he stated firmly.
According to the family member, Elvis had spoken with his wife before his death and had seemed optimistic, mentioning that he expected to return home shortly after attending a meeting with his NIS superiors who had summoned him.
That mood reportedly changed after he read the letter.
“Elvis mind changed after reading the letter by NIS and I want to tell them that they have no power to declare anyone guilty while his case was still in court. They wrote the letter saying Elvis was found guilty yet the case was still in court,” the family member claimed.
He went on to squarely blame the NIS for Elvis’s death and urged the family to pursue legal action against the organisation.
The family member also disclosed that he had scanned the letter and circulated it among relatives. When he returned to retrieve the original document, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations initially refused to hand it over before eventually relenting after persistent requests.
“I went back to get the letter but the DCI refused initially until I persisted, keep it safe, everyone deserves justice,” he added.
