Detectives from Kasarani Police Station have arrested two suspects alleged to have gruesomely killed a 26-year old lady in Pipeline in Embakasi.
The deceased, Mercy Rufani was found murdered, weeks ago, with bruises on her thighs, lower back and left ankle, along the Eastern Bypass after she was reported missing from her parents’ home on 28th September 2024.
She was a student at the University of Nairobi, Chiromo Campus.
According to Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the suspects, Joseph Ngera Kamau and Fred Mathenge Kanja, who are both Kenya Army officers based in Embakasi were the last people who were in contact with the deceased.
“Investigations revealed that Mercy was reported missing from her parents’ home in Pipeline, Embakasi, on September 28, 2024. The search for her turned into a heart-wrenching saga, culminating in the discovery of her lifeless body, partially undressed and bearing bruises on her thighs, lower back, and left ankle. Beside her, detectives found a black blouse, a blanket, and a mobile phone,’’ read the report.
The report has also revealed that there was misunderstanding between Mercy and Kamau which led to her death. Kamau then called his friend, Kanja to help him do away with the body.
“It was further established that on that fateful night, Joseph Ngera picked up Mercy from her home in a motor vehicle Reg. No. Mazda, KDA 796L, and proceeded to his house in Komarock. While at the parking lot, a misunderstanding ensued, leading to a confrontation in which Kamau assaulted Mercy, resulting in her death. Kamau then called his accomplice, Kanja, to help him dispose of the body.’’
The detectives trailed Kamau and Kanja and flushed them out of their hideouts in Komarock Estate and Tononoka area in Embakasi, respectively, where they were apprehended.
The two will be arraigned in court tomorrow as they are currently detained at Kasarani Police Station.
