This archive report was first published on 29 September 2021.
Caroline Chesire, a prison warden at Nakuru Women's Prison, disappeared on April 2, 2019, and her body was later found at Nyahururu mortuary.
According to a witness, Peter Makori, he hired out a car to Joseph Kairu, one of the suspects in the murder, on April 2, 2019. The car was tracked in Subukia sub-county, where Chesire was allegedly murdered.
Testifying before a Nakuru Court, Makori said that Kairu paid Sh3,500 for the Toyota Axio registration KCR 077L, which was located in Subukia.
However, Makori said he was forced to activate the car tracker when Kairu failed to show up the following day as agreed.
On April 3, the tracker showed that the car had been around Mogotio and Kampi ya Moto, although Makori's agreement was for the car to be in Nyahururu.
On the evening of April 3, the tracker showed that the car was in Nyahururu before proceeding to Subukia.
Post-mortem report from Nakuru War Memorial Hospital mortuary stated that Chesire was strangled to death, evident by blood clots on the neck, tongue, nose, and both hands.
Police said that the deceased was last seen with the two warders at a club in Nakuru.
Kiplimo and Kairu are out on a surety bond of Sh2million each. The case will be mentioned on November 30.
