Stephen Kariuki, police say, was shot five times by a motorcycle-riding lone gunman on Wednesday afternoon as he enjoyed a cup of tea with family and friends.
A 41-year-old man was on Wednesday afternoon brutally murdered by an unknown assailant at his family home in Kabuti village, Kirinyaga County.
Stephen Kariuki, police say, was shot five times by a motorcycle-riding lone gunman at around 1 pm as he enjoyed a cup of tea with family and friends.
The assailant, who is said to have kept his identity secret by wearing a motorcycle helmet, walked into the sitting room of Kariuki’s family home before shooting the deceased three times in the chest and twice in the body.
Kariuki was pronounced dead on arrival after being rushed to Kerugoya Referral Hospital for treatment following the incident.
The suspect fled on his motorcycle immediately after committing the crime.
According to Gichugu DCI boss Millicent Ochuka, the execution-style murder occurred before Kariuki’s own kin who were warned against raising alarm by the gunman lest he turns the firearm on them.
“The armed man told the family to allow him to eliminate Kariuki and if anyone dared to raise alarm he would kill all family members present at the scene,” Ochuka told Citizen Digital.
The DCI believes that the suspect followed the deceased from Nairobi after he left the Capital, over the weekend, to attend a family event in Kirinyaga.
Kariuki’s body has since been moved to Kibugi Funeral Home for storage, pending postmortem, as police continue investigations into the incident.
Hii si extrajudicial killing bwana @Billy Drago ?
Unasupport mauaji yasiyofuata taratibu za kisheria? @Berlin Oxford kimbia huku mbio, supporter wa Nabii anaenda kinyume na sheria
Why is Nabii’s government forming a “squad” to deal with crime?
Don’t we have procedure for dealing with crime in the country?
And how sure are we that this squad won’t go rogue?
But “shiny eyes” are Kenyans like you and I. Why would Nabii be not aware of what is happening here and be aware of a murder deep in the forest?
Don’t you see that we’re applying selective justice?
kuuwa binadamu si rahisi, na inahitaji resources na strategy. ukiona mtu ameuliwa na binadamu mwenzake, kuna sababu. kila mtu aishi vizurinna wale watu anarelate na wao kila siku, msiuliwe.