This archive report was first published on 29 June 2020.
On Saturday, police in Naivasha responded to a distressing call from Jackson Kimani, the suspect's brother, after he received photos of the slain children on the family's WhatsApp group.
Beatrice Mwende Kimotho, a 42-year-old woman, had allegedly locked her four children inside their home at Kabati estate and fed them food laced with poison.
The children, aged between two and eight years, were found dead after police gained entry into the house. The lifeless bodies of the four children—three girls and a boy—were found lying on their beds with traces of vomit and blood on their mouths.
According to police, the suspect had recently lost her job at a local non-governmental organization due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a suicide note, she claimed to have taken the lives of her children because she could no longer feed them.
Naivasha OCPD Samuel Waweru confirmed the incident, stating that police arrested the woman from her hideout in the neighboring Kayole estate. She is being detained at Naivasha Police Station pending investigations and arraignment in court next week.
