The pursuit of justice for Agnes Wanjiru, a young mother brutally killed in Nanyuki more than a decade ago, has gained fresh momentum after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) successfully obtained a warrant of arrest against a British national suspected of the crime.
Wanjiru, a 21-year-old freelance hairdresser and mother to a four-month-old infant, disappeared on March 31, 2012, after being last seen at Lions Court Lodge in Nanyuki.
Her body was later discovered in a septic tank at the same lodge on June 5, 2012, sparking national outrage and calls for accountability.
On Tuesday, the DPP informed the High Court that evidence gathered links the suspect, a United Kingdom citizen, to the murder. The DPP then sought a warrant of arrest to pave the way for extradition proceedings.
Justice Alexander Muteti granted the request, ruling that murder is an extraditable offence and that there was probable cause to institute murder charges against the accused.
Following the ruling, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), represented by Acting Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Vincent Monda, OGW, and Head of the Homicide Division Gikui Gichuhi, confirmed that extradition proceedings would now be initiated to ensure the suspect is brought before a Kenyan court.
We must know the face of Agnes Wanjiru’s murderer!
Today the Kenyan High Court has finally issued an arrest warrant for former British soldier over Agnes Wanjiru murder.
In 2012, she was raped and brutally killed, her dead body was found in the septic tank. Her family has been… pic.twitter.com/U5FItrpIPd
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