This archive report was first published on 9 January 2020.
On January 7, 2020, a gruesome murder shook the community of Ndooni Primary School in Kitui County when a teacher was waylaid, killed, and her body set on fire.
Kitui County Director of Education Salesa Adano confirmed the brutal killing of the teacher, Daisy Mbaluka, and called on the security team to investigate the matter and apprehend the culprits.
“This is a sad criminal incident that calls for a thorough probe,” Salesa said.
Unconfirmed reports indicated that the teacher was slashed to death by a gang of people while heading home from school on Monday evening, and her body was then torched.
Kitui East Subcounty Police Commander Consaga Malasi stated that police were still investigating the matter on January 8, 2020.
The shocking killing comes after parents closed down the school and chased away the headteacher for allegedly running down the institution just a day prior.
Kitui KNUT Secretary-General Simon Nding’o described the killing as a blow to the teaching fraternity in the county and urged police to speed up investigations.
“This is a crime that cannot go unpunished. We call on the police to do a thorough investigation and bring the criminals to book,” Nding’o said.
