This archive report was first published on 27 November 2019.
On November 27, 2019, a grim discovery was made in Gitare Forest, where the body of a missing Gilgil woman was found.
According to Gilgil OCPD Emmanuel Opuru, herders stumbled upon Ann Nyambura's mutilated body while grazing cattle in the forest.
The deceased's right hand had been chopped off at the wrist, and one side of her head was crashed with a blunt object.
Witness Amos Wainaina described Nyambura as a well-known figure in the village, whose disappearance had left residents in fear.
“Whoever killed her tried to cover the body using bushes in the nearby thicket but this was exposed by grazing livestock,” he said.
Police have launched a manhunt for the prime suspect, a man believed to have been Nyambura's lover and who was last seen with her in a village located 20km from Gilgil town.
