The brutal murder of Moi University Medical Sciences student Ivy Wangechi continues to draw mixed reactions among Kenyans.
One thing that however stands out is the fact that many have condemned the gruesome murder in the strongest terms possible.
Ivy was going about her daily routine at the Moi Referal Hospital when she was ambushed by a man identified by the police as Naftali Kinuthia.
Mr. Naftali would then hack her to death and even watched to ensure that she was completely dead before he took off only to be cornered by angry members of the public who gave him a dog’s beating.
Mr. Naftali was rescued by the police and is currently at the Moi Teaching and Referal Hospital in critical condition.
Just why did Naftali end such a promising life in such a gruesome manner?
Well, according the late Wangechi’s friends, Naftali often visited her but she always avoided him.
It has been revealed that Naftali would wait at the gate and leave without seeing her.
Wangechi was always lively and jovial only for her mood to change two weeks ago.
Her Friends said she had become reclusive and started avoiding them without giving any reasons.
“We always chatted freely and she was so lively but the last two weeks she had changed. I would text her and she would only reply hours later unlike before,” one of the friends said.
Mr Kinuthia is also said to have been sending her money and other gifts on several occasions even after she warned him not to do so.
Ainabkoi police boss Lucy Kananu on Wednesday said the car Mr Kinuthia used, a Honda with the registration number KCB 836P, was being held at Naiberi Police Station as investigations into the murder progress.
Ms Kananu, who visited the suspect in hospital, said he is not in a position to talk due to injuries he sustained after he was beaten up by the mob.
“We will interrogate him when he recovers and thereafter arraign him in court to answer murder charges. We are yet to establish the motive of the attack but we will get to the bottom of the matter. We are also interrogating colleagues of the deceased,” the police chief said.
Dr Lukoye, the dean, urged the public to stop spreading lies about Ms Wangechi.
“I will like to tell people who are writing and sharing these lies about her to stop. We are urging people to be sensitive to her family, her friends and those close to her,” he said.