Boda Boda Rider Reveals He Was Paid Sh9,000 To Ferry Willis Ayieko Abductors, Details How They Trailed Him To His Death

A protected witness has provided chilling testimony revealing how he unknowingly assisted in the kidnapping and murder of former Wells Fargo HR manager Willis Ayieko Onyango for a mere Sh9,000 payment.

In testimony delivered before court on Monday under the Witness Protection Agency program, the motorcycle rider painted a disturbing picture of how he was recruited into what would become one of Kenya’s most shocking corporate executive murders.

The witness told the court that Victor Ouma Okoth, alias Sisco or Govins—the first accused in the case—had contacted him seeking motorcycle transport services for what was described only as “a job” coordinated by someone called Champee, now deceased and believed to be a key mastermind in the murder plot.

According to the witness’s testimony, Sisco was deliberately vague about the assignment details, promising only “good payment” in exchange for providing a motorcycle and remaining on standby.

The witness said he was told to fuel the bike and wait for instructions, with Sisco assuring him the job would be straightforward.

The operation began to unfold on October 18, 2024, when Sisco called to confirm the motorcycle was ready.

The witness was instructed to meet at 5:30 PM in Dudi, but when he mentioned the bike needed fuel, Sisco directed him to a local station and promised to pay via mobile money after receiving the till number.

What started as a routine transport job quickly took a sinister turn.

After refueling, the witness was redirected from the original Dudi meeting point to Mutumbu Centre, where he found Sisco and two other men drinking at Amigos Pub.

One of them was introduced as Champee.

The witness described how the group’s demeanor shifted dramatically during the evening.

After following Champee’s motorcycle to a secluded area, both Sisco and Champee disappeared into darkness, only to return transformed—Champee now wore a U.S. military-style jacket and carried an AK-47 rifle, while Sisco donned a black jacket and was similarly armed.

The armed group then proceeded to a homestead where a funeral service was taking place.

While the witness waited outside as instructed, Sisco and Champee entered the compound, later emerging in a vehicle with Champee at the wheel.

In perhaps the most damning part of his testimony, the witness recounted observing the actual abduction of Willis Ayieko.

He described seeing the accused lead a man with his head covered by a sack and hands cuffed behind his back toward a mud-walled house along a murram road.

Sisco, according to the witness, held a gun and directed the victim’s movements.

The witness said he remained unaware of the victim’s identity at the time, only learning later through DCI officers that the person he saw being forced into the house was the murdered Wells Fargo executive.

Following the abduction, around 11:00 PM, Sisco requested transport to Kisumu to withdraw money.

The witness described searching for open M-Pesa shops, eventually finding one where Sisco used “a stylish foldable phone” to make several withdrawals—presumably to pay for the night’s services.

After dropping Sisco back in Dudi at 6:00 AM on October 19, the witness returned the motorcycle and went home to sleep, exhausted from the all-night operation.

Later that same day, Sisco returned with a pickup truck to collect his belongings, claiming he had secured employment in Nairobi and was relocating immediately.

The witness maintained throughout his testimony that he was unaware anyone had been killed during the incident.

He told the court he only learned of the murder after his arrest by Directorate of Criminal Investigations officers, claiming he believed he was simply providing transport services for what he assumed was legitimate business.

This testimony provides crucial evidence in the prosecution’s case against those accused of murdering the former Wells Fargo Human Resources manager, whose body was found days after his disappearance from a funeral in Siaya County.

The case continues as investigators work to unravel the full extent of the conspiracy that led to Ayieko’s brutal murder, with the protected witness’s testimony offering the first detailed account of how the victim was tracked, abducted, and ultimately killed.