This archive report was first published on 2 November 2021.
Published on November 2, 2021, Nairobi. The Kenyan Inspector General of Police, Hillary Mutyambai, has instructed police to re-open the case of Agnes Wanjiru, a 21-year-old woman allegedly killed by a British soldier in 2012.
Wanjiru's body was found in a septic tank two months after she disappeared near a British army camp in Nanyuki. Last month, British media reported a soldier had confessed to the crime.
Labour MP Jess Phillips has started a crowdfunding campaign to assist Wanjiru's family, who had to raise her daughter after her death. Phillips shared a Sunday Times article about alleged Facebook posts by a British soldier joking about the murder.
"We cannot right this wrong but we can show our humanity," Phillips tweeted, as reported by BBC World.
