Missing varsity student bank account active, police say

y CYRUS OMBATIPolice have established that a bank account belonging to the missing University of Nairobi student Peter Kamau Gikonyo is active two weeks after he disappeared.
Police say Gikonyo’s account was active as late as March 28 and a withdrawal of money was made at a Mombasa bank branch. Gikonyo went missing on Friday March 18 from the university and his whereabouts remain unknown.
Detectives investigating the incident revealed they are yet to know who made the withdrawal. Police got a court order to investigate the issue but did not reveal how much money was withdrawn.

Nairobi PPO Anthony Kibuchi (left) address University of Nairobi students along Uhuru Highway in Nairobi on March 30 as they protested the disappearance of their colleague. [PHOTO: BONIFACE OKENDO]

Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe said on Thursday they want to establish whether there is any criminal offence involved in his disappearance.
"We shall be working with the University of Nairobi to find Peter. Our investigators have cause to believe that some of his friends and colleagues who are protesting could be in possession of information which can help solve this case," said Kiraithe.
Traffic jam
His disappearance led to a protest by a section of students that caused destruction of property and led to massive traffic jam in the city.
The jam caused pain to some motorists who stayed on the road up to midnight on Wednesday.
"Some school children arrived home at midnight while motorist including ambulances were delayed for long periods because of the student strike. We cannot continue to live that way in the name of freedom," said Kiraithe.
He said the fruits of the new constitution could only be realised if we collectively commit ourselves to the rule of law.
He added that three men are awaiting to be charged with murder over the death of the late Dennis Omondi Adari, an engineering student at the university.