Murder cases, Families hope for justice

Are you a modern woman in her mid to late 20s? Do you rub shoulders with the high and mighty and hobnob with celebrities?

Do you live what looks like a flashy lifestyle? Are you active on social media?

Do your updates create the impression that you have everything going for you and your life could not be in a better place?

Inside the Saturday Nation tomorrow: Butchered so young. https://t.co/uqyD9dNpK4 pic.twitter.com/nhphYzouXF

— Daily Nation (@dailynation) September 28, 2018

It appears that being young and upwardly mobile could put you at high risk of falling victim of a cold-blooded murder.

According to data from police, there were 2,774 homicides in 2017, a slight increase from the previous year.

In the same year, 1,213 men were reported to have committed murders compared to 222 women. Out of seven reported murders, six had been committed by men, and only one by a woman.

In 2014, the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey published some alarming statistics showing that 44 percent of women reported that they had experienced physical violence by men since turning 15.

The worst affected were women aged between 44 to 49 years.

1. Ms Anne Wanjohi

The 23-year-old was killed by police constable Simon Njoroge Njau in Nairobi’s city centre in September last year after she refused to marry him. She was shot five times. The officer had known her for three months.

2. Ms Endinal Nyainda

The KU graduate was killed in July 2016 by her lover inside their rented apartment at Kahawa Wendani. Maxwell Otieno is believed to have stabbed her several times in the stomach after she threatened to leave him.

3. Monica Nyawira Kimani

The 28-year-old was killed last week in Kilimani, Nairobi. A suspect, Mr Joseph Kuria Irungu has been charged in court over the killing.

4. Sharon Otieno

The 26-year-old university student was killed earlier this month in Homa Bay. Migori Governor Okoth Obado has been charged over her death.

5. Janet Wangui

She was killed in May at City Park in a police shooting incident. Police fired 15 bullets into the car she was in with a nephew, who survived.

6. Lucy Njambi

She died in February after being forced to swallow acid that her attackers later doused her with.

7. Carol Ngumbi

She was found murdered alongside the then IEBC ICT official Chris Msando in July last year. They had been reported missing on July 28.

8. Diana Chumutai Rono

The popular musician was found dead in January 2016.

9. Careen Chepchumba

She was found dead in her apartment at Kilimani’s Santonia Court, Nairobi, on February 14, 2012. A former TV journalist, Mr Louis Otieno, has testified in her inquest.

10. Mercy Keino

The 25-year-old university student died in June 2011. Her body was found dumped on Waiyaki Way, Nairobi.

She had attended a party at Wasini Luxury Homes on Church Road, Westlands, about 100 metres from where her body was found. A governor has denied involvement in the case.

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