The Kenyan was caught with his wife’s body in a bag
Kenyan police have arrested a man with a mutilated body in his bag, which he says is his 19-year-old wife.
Officers found 29-year-old John Kiyama Wambua at dawn while patrolling Huruma district, east of Nairobi.
Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said in a statement that Wambua, who suspected he was carrying illegal items, searched his bag and “shockedly” found the body parts.
This is far from an isolated issue – Kenya has one of the highest rates of femicide or gender-related deaths in Africa.
According to the DCI, after police officers questioned Mr Wambua, he told them the body parts belonged to his wife, Joy Friedah Munani.
He appeared “unfazed” by the officers’ discovery, he said.
After questioning, Mr Wambua led the officers to the house where they found a knife, blood-soaked clothes and several body parts under a bed.
The DCI described the act as “heinous”, adding that the suspect will be charged with murder in a court hearing soon.
At least 97 women were killed between August and October last year, according to the Kenya National Police Service.
In December, hundreds of women took to the streets of the capital, Nairobi, to protest the recent killing of a girl. Police reportedly found them firing tear gas.
In Kenya, she has witnessed the killing of many famous people against women. In September 2024, Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegy She was killed by her former partner.
A 33-year-old woman was doused in gasoline at her home in western Kenya days after being doused in gasoline.
In July, police arrested Collins Jumasi Kalusha, who they described as a “serial killer” after the dismembered bodies of nine women were found in an abandoned quarry.
Mr. Kalusha escaped from prison after a month And it looks like he’s still on the run.
It sparked widespread outrage earlier that year. A young woman named Rita Wani was brutally killed Short term rental apartment. Police said her body parts were chopped up and stuffed into a plastic bag.