Waiguru said the
country is stunned by the spate of mysterious deaths that are being reported
across the nation every day.
The governor further
asked investigating agencies to speed up the probe and to bring to book those
involved in the killings so as to stop further escalation.
Waiguru was speaking
during the burial ceremony of Seth Nyakio, the daughter of Kirinyaga nominated
Member of County Assembly (MCA) Lucy Njeri, who was found murdered at Biafra
estate in Thika town on October 14.
She described the late
Nyakio as a “happy and loving girl” who did not deserve such kind of death.
Nyakio was found murdered in a rented room in Thika, where she had travelled to see a friend. She even shared a photo of herself with friends on Sunday before requesting Sh1,000 from her mother, promptly sent the money.
The following day, Nyakio was found dead, with post-mortem results confirming strangulation as the cause of death.
Preliminary investigations revealed that she was also sexually assaulted.
The governor said the endless
killings of young people being reported across the country every day must be
stopped at all costs.
"We are very concerned about the high level of femicide in our
country, we must put these killings to a stop. We should not be losing our
young people because of crime and femicide,” she
said.
Waiguru said killers of
the young souls should not be let to get away with the deaths but should be
arrested and punished for their actions.
“We don’t just want to
see action being taken but we want to see these killings stopped. We pray and
hope that this death will be the last one,” she added.
She said that there are
very many questions that remain unanswered in regard to Nyakio’s killing.
“How did it happen and
the area is so crowded, how come no one heard despite the house where Nyakio
was murdered having more than 30 people in the neighbourhood?” Waiguru posed.
Waiguru asked local
leaders to take a proactive role in the fight against crime so as to make
residential areas safer for people to live in.
On her part, Njeri said the killers of her
daughter are still on the loose despite having provided crucial information
that could lead to their arrest.
The MCA said she will not rest until the
perpetrators are brought to book.
