This archive report was first published on 20 December 2019.
On Thursday night, a tragic incident occurred in Kianyaga town, Kirinyaga County, where a man allegedly killed his wife, a policewoman, and then hanged himself.
According to reports, Samuel Kiama, a butcher, is accused of stabbing Carol Mbote to death at the Kianyaga police lines.
Residents of the area were shocked to learn of the couple's deaths, with one resident stating, 'It is not known why the couple quarrelled. We were shocked to hear this morning that they were dead.'
The couple's employer, Mr. Charles Kamau, expressed his suspicions when Kiama failed to report for work, saying, 'When I failed to see Mr. Kiama, I knew something was wrong and immediately dispatched two workers to go to the police lines and check on him.'
Upon arrival, the workers found the couple's house locked, but police later broke in and discovered Ms. Mbote's body in a pool of blood and her husband hanging from the roof.
Other residents described the couple as living harmoniously, with Winfred Nyambura stating, 'The butcher was a humble person. We could not believe it when we heard that he had killed his wife, who was attached to the crime office at Kianyaga Police Station.'
The Kirinyaga East police boss, Anthony Wanjuu, announced that police will issue a comprehensive statement to the press, stating, 'We are piecing together details to establish the motive behind the killing.'
