Mwiki families not to bury kin without justice as lawyers, activists condemn brutal killings

The pain of losing a child is unbearable, but for two families in Mwiki, Nairobi, the agony has been made worse by silence and inaction from authorities.

As the families of Joshua Njehia and Abigale Wanjiku await justice, they are refusing to bury their loved ones, saying they will not mourn in silence while the killers remain free.

Njehia was shot in broad daylight as residents protested the brutal murder of Wanjiku. Four days after his death, a post-mortem conducted by renowned pathologist Dr Richard Njoroge confirmed he died from a single bullet wound that entered the right side of his skull and exited at the back of his head.

“We found just one gunshot injury that traversed the right side of the brain and skull before exiting at the back of the head. We did not recover the bullet,” Njoroge said.

Njehia’s family now accuses the government of protecting the officer believed to have fired the fatal shot, a senior officer allegedly attached to Marurui Police Station.

“The DCI told us they have the weapon that killed Njehia. But the officer who fired the shot is still free,” said Joshua’s father, Samuel Njehia. “As a family, we want the killer arrested.”

Mwiki Ward Representative Sam Kago backed the family’s claims, pointing the finger at a high-ranking officer.

“It was a senior officer, an OCS. We know the station and the identity of the officer. If he isn’t arrested soon, we’ll protest the way we always do until he is behind bars,” Kago said.

As outrage grows in the community, human rights defenders and legal advocates are calling for swift action.

“We’re urging IPOA not to delay. The public is already agitated,” said Khalid Hussein of HAKI Africa.

At the same time, the family of 24-year-old Abigale Wanjiku is still reeling from the horror of her brutal killing.

A model whose future looked bright, Abigale was found raped, strangled, and with blunt force trauma to the head. No arrests have been made in her case either.

Her autopsy revealed the full extent of the violence she suffered.

Investigators collected DNA samples, fingernail scrapings, and vaginal swabs from her body, which are now undergoing forensic analysis.

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