Kiambu Man Found with Decomposing Body of Girlfriend in his House
Kiambu County police officers have arrested a man in connection with the death of his girlfriend.
Franklin Munyao, 44, allegedly strangled his 40-year-old lover in Kambi Moto Village in Ruiru on Sunday, April 18.
According to neighbours, the woman was last seen in public on Sunday during the day while she was hanging clothes on a communal clothesline.
On Tuesday, the neighbours noticed a foul smell from Munyao’s one-roomed house and alerted police.
Officers rushed to the scene, broke down the door, and found the body of the deceased wrapped in a nylon bag and placed on the bed. Her pair of trousers had slightly been lowered.
Sakaja, NGO Council Call on Uhuru to Review Curfew Hours
Pressure is growing on the government to review curfew hours in the COVID-zoned area of Nairobi, Nakuru, Kajiado, Kiambu, and Machakos counties.
Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja and the National Council of NGOs on Wednesday joined the growing calls to President Uhuru Kenyatta to extend the starting time of the dusk to dawn to curfew.
In a statement to newsrooms, NGO Council Chairman Stephen K. Cheboi said the current 8 pm curfew time has proved challenging for many Kenyans as they struggle to make a living and return home in time.
“What was witnessed in Thika Road in recent days and also in other places in some parts of the country where law enforces clashes with citizens or people arrested for not adhering to COVID19 regulations is not pleasing and thus the need for all of us to be responsible in one way or another,” he said.
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Police officers examining the accident scene at Allsops on Thika Road, Nairobi. [Courtesy]
Two police officers were injured on Monday night, April 19 after a Nairobi-bound lorry rammed into their truck on Thika Road.
The cops, Corporal Geoffrey Sigolia and Police Constable Joseph Kiminda, sustained injuries of varying degree.
Kiminda’s skull and right hand were fractured, leaving him critically injured. Sigolia, on the other hand, suffered an injury in the left leg.
The law enforcement officers, who were implementing the dusk to dawn curfew order, were aboard a truck parked on the roadside at Allsops area, when their vehicle was ploughed into by a lorry headed towards Nairobi from Thika.
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Motorists are blocked along Langata road in Nairobi after 8 pm curfew on Monday. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]
A senior police officer was Sunday night injured when a motorcycle hit him at a roadblock in Pangani area, Nairobi.
The Pangani Officer Commanding Station (OCS) Samir Yunus was manning the roadblock along Dr Griffins Road when a speeding motorcycle ran over him.
Officials said Chief Inspector Yunus sustained head injuries after he fell out of a heavy knock he got from the rider.
He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was admitted. Police authorities said the cyclist was arrested and the motorcycle detained.
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Franklin Munyao was arrested on Tuesday, April 20 on suspicion of killing his lover. [Gitau Wanyoike, Standard]
Police in Kiambu County have arrested a 44-year-old man accused of killing his girlfriend last Sunday, April 18.
Franklin Munyao, a waiter by profession, is accused of strangling his 40-year-old lover in Kambi Moto Village in Ruiru.
Neighbours told
The Standard that Munyao’s girlfriend was last seen in public on Sunday daytime when hanging clothes on a communal clothesline.
On Tuesday, a foul smell emanating from Munyao’s one-roomed house prompted neighbours to file a report with police.
Authorities rushed to Munyao’s house, where they broke down his door and found the deceased wrapped in a nylon bag and placed on the bed. Her pair of trousers had slightly been lowered.