Police in desperate search for Kiambu man who slew ex-wife

A man is wanted by police in Ngewa, Kiambu County, after he allegedly stabbed his estranged wife to death during a quarrel.

The suspect, who has been identified by the police only as HK, stormed a construction site where the woman, Ms Phylis Ngina Gachohi, was working on Sunday evening. He dragged her to a nearby coffee farm and stabbed her to death.

The police said that the suspect had removed a makeshift ladder to the upper floors of the building before he committed the crime, in an attempt to prevent other masons from reaching the scene.

However, the masons managed to follow the couple to the crime scene, where they found Ms Ngina’s body. They immediately informed the police, who arrived and took away the body. The police are still searching for the murder weapon.

In a separate incident, a one-year-old baby died in a fire in Kangemi, Nairobi County, on Sunday morning. The fire also destroyed property of unknown value.

The cause of the fire is still unknown, but the police have launched investigations. Area residents who spoke to Nairobi News said that they tried to put out the fire, but their efforts were in vain.

One resident, a boda boda rider, complained that the police took too long to arrive at the scene.

“We really tried to put out the fire, but all our efforts were in vain. The police also took long to arrive here,” he said.