This archive report was first published on 24 August 2021.
On August 24, 2021, the family of the Kianjokoma brothers received devastating news: their 94-year-old grandmother, Gladys Embu, had passed away due to depression.
According to Felix Nthiga, the uncle and family spokesperson, Embu was a strong woman who went mute after learning of her grandsons' deaths.
'She was the only surviving grandmother and was very close to the boys. She was a strong woman but after the deaths, she would come to the homestead and never speak to anyone,' Nthiga said.
John Ndwiga, the father of the slain brothers, attributed his mother-in-law's death to high blood pressure caused by depression after learning of her grandsons' deaths.
Embu, who hailed from Kiandogo village, would often walk to greet the family of the brothers, showing her love and care for them.
The family will focus on giving her a befitting send-off set for tomorrow before embarking on the legal journey to seek justice for the two slain brothers.
As the family continues to grieve, six police officers formerly working at Manyatta Police Station were detained by a Milimani court for 14 days as the investigations on the death of the two brothers continue.
