By Tajeu Shadrack Nkapapa
Detectives based at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Katulani in Kitui County have successfully apprehended a suspect believed to be the architect behind the ghastly murder of Lucy Kambu Mwenda in Kalimani village, Kathunguni sub-location on May 22, 2024.
On that ill-fated night, under the watchful gaze of the moon, the lifeless body of the victim was tragically found in a pool of blood near the boundary of her property.
According to the DCI, the perpetrators heartlessly stabbed her twice in the back of her head, abandoning her to her fate as blood flowed from her mouth.
During the investigation at the scene of the crime, the keen-eyed detectives discovered important evidence: a machete stained with blood, a light blue jug, a paper bag with a broken egg inside, and a note written in the Kamba language neatly placed on an empty cup.
According to the Director of Criminal Investigations, after their days of intelligence gathering and analysis, officers embarked on a scrupulous pursuit of the main suspect.
Their efforts paid off when the suspect, travelling aboard a white canter truck from Mombasa to Nairobi landed in their dragnet.
“After days of intelligence gathering and analysis, officers embarked on a scrupulous pursuit for the main suspect. Their efforts paid off when the suspect, travelling aboard a white canter truck from Mombasa to Nairobi landed in their dragnet,” wrote the DCI on X.
In collaboration with DCI Mtito-Andei, they intercepted Vilonicah Mueni at the Mtito-Andei police roadblock as she attempted to evade a mounted checkpoint.
The suspect was cornered and arrested, thereafter being arraigned at the Kitui Law Courts before being remanded at Kitui GK Prison awaiting mental assessment.
The case is slated for mention and possible plea-taking on July 23, 2024.