The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has identified Ken Kimathi Gichunuku, also known as Sultan, as the main suspect in the murder of Seth Nyakio, daughter of Kirinyaga County Assembly Nominated MCA Lucy Njeri.
In an update on Thursday, November 14, the DCI reported that Gichunuku went into hiding after allegedly killing Nyakio, whose body was discovered in a friend’s residence in Biafra, Thika township. The DCI described Gichunuku as dangerous, noting he has a criminal history, including previous threats to kill.
“Notably, Gichunuku has a criminal record of threatening to kill, as evidenced in a court case dated September 25, 2024, and detectives consider him dangerous to anyone he believes might expose him,” the DCI stated.
The agency appealed to the public for any information on Gichunuku’s whereabouts, urging anyone with knowledge of his location to call their toll-free hotline at 0800 722 203 or report anonymously at any police station.
Nyakio, a Zetech University graduate, was found dead on October 14, 2024, with initial police investigations indicating that she may have been strangled.
Lucy Njeri, the mother of the late Seth Nyakio, described the tragic discovery of her daughter’s body, revealing the visible injuries on her neck.
“I saw visible injuries on the neck. My daughter lay peacefully, and you could even think we were talking to each other because the spirit had not departed from me. And she was the one,” Njeri told the media.
According to Njeri, her daughter disappeared on October 12, 2024, after leaving her home in Kamakis to visit a friend in Thika township. The nominated MCA attempted to contact her daughter the following day but received no response. On October 14, 2024, she received a devastating phone call informing her of her daughter’s death.
“It was murder and so many other shocking things that no parent would have liked to experience—the pain my daughter died with and the trauma and shock I have been left with. I loved her so much. For now, I don’t have any child. I had only her,” Njeri expressed.
