A family in Miiri village in Mukurwe-ini, Nyeri county is looking for the head of their 82-year-old kin who was killed in a gruesome murder last week by unknown people in a suspected land dispute.
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Relatives of Julia Gathoni said they found her body in her bedroom with her head missing from her torso sending the entire village to shock and disbelief.
On Wednesday, officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) combed the home and neighbouring houses in attempts to find leads that could help them in the search for Gathoni’s killers.
They later found a blood-stained shirt and a bloody carton.
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Since the murder, concerted efforts by the village residents and the family to search for the head have been futile.
The family has since been forced to adjourn the funeral arrangements until they locate the missing head of their kin.
“There is no way we are going to bury her without her head… there is no way,” said Ms Waceke Kaigi, a sister to the deceased.
“She was a joyful person with no known dispute with anyone in the village, which makes us wonder who would have killed her,” she added.
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Restore calm
They are now appealing to security agencies to intensify their search so that they can lay her to rest as well as restore calm in the village.
“We have a lot of questions and we are wondering why the killers carried away her head. It is a painful ordeal and we want the security agency to fast-track the search because there is no way we are burying half a body,” said Ms Jane Ndirangu, a neighbour.
The area Member of County Assembly Cyrus Nderitu urged police officers to speed up their investigations saying the family was in distress since they cannot bury their kin.
“People are so scared that they cannot venture out at night or early in the morning due to fear of an attack. We would like to give the deceased a decent burial,” he said.
Mukurwe-ini OCPD Vincent Achoki said they are still investigating but they have not made any arrests.
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Youths Will Be Paid Ksh.2,400 A Week For Planting Trees, Sakaja Says
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has announced that he is planning to introduce a tree-planting program to create opportunities for young people.
Addressing the media on Monday, Governor Sakaja said that the program will compensate for the abolished Kazi Mtaani program and keep the youth away from crime.
This comes amid increased cases of criminal activities especially muggings within the city.
The program, with the help of the Kenya Forest Services (KFS) and the National Government, will have the young employees work for four days a week and earn Ksh,2,400 a week
“Our work is to create opportunities for our young people. Of course, we have re-designed the Kazi Mtaani program but we are starting a greening program together with the KFS and the National Government,” said Sakaja.
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“These young people will be able to work four days in a week and get about Ksh.2,400 and put it into something meaningful.”
Sakaja further chastised those engaging in crime, noting that not having a source of income should not result in mugging the capital’s residents.
“Not having a job is not an excuse to be a criminal, there are also very many people who have no jobs but are not criminals,” he said.
He further noted that the county government has already set the ball rolling on installing security reforms to help restore calm in the city.
“We are doing our best, we are lighting up the entire city to ensure that there’s no dark place and we are currently talking with Kenya Power. We have also cleared some of our bridges where some of these criminal activities want to be harbored,” he said.
Sakaja affirmed that the reforms will be implemented in the shortest time possible and that people will “see action not just hear words.”
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