DCI Katulani detectives in Kitui County have succeeded in arresting the suspect believed to be the mastermind behind the brutal murder of Lucy Kambu Mwenda in Kalimani village, Kathunguni sub-location, on May 22, 2024.
On that night, with only the moon as a silent witness, the deceased was tragically discovered lying in a pool of blood just outside the fence of his property.
The criminals had stabbed him twice in the back of his head, leaving him dead and blood pouring from his mouth.
At the crime scene, the hawk-eyed investigators found key evidence: a blood-spattered sword, a pale blue jar, a paper bag containing a broken egg, and a letter written in the Kamba language carefully placed on top of an empty cup.
After days of gathering and analysing intelligence, officers began a search for the prime suspect.
Their efforts bore fruit when the suspect, who was travelling in a white canter truck from Mombasa to Nairobi, landed in their nets.
In collaboration with DCI Mtito-Andei, they arrested Vilonicah Mueni at the Mtito-Andei police roadblock as she tried to evade the mounted barricade.
The suspect was arrested and brought before the Kitui Court before being detained at the Kitui GK Prison awaiting a psychiatric examination.
The case is scheduled for mention and may be heard on July 23, 2024.