Detectives from the Homicide Unit, working jointly with officers from Kisii South and Busia, have arrested Ken Kimanthi Gichunuku, alias “Sultan,” who had been on the run over the brutal murder of Seth Nyakio Njeri, the daughter of Nominated Kirinyaga MCA Lucy Njeri
Nyakio’s lifeless body was discovered on October 14, 2024, inside Blessings Building in Biafra Estate, Thika town, triggering an intensive manhunt for the prime suspect.
Following the killing, Gichunuku went into hiding in an attempt to evade arrest.
However, sustained investigations and forensic leads eventually led detectives to his whereabouts.
The suspect was tracked down and arrested today in Busia town, near the Kenya–Uganda border, where he had been working at a cereal distribution shop while hiding in plain sight.
He is currently in police custody undergoing processing and is expected to be arraigned in court.
Photo of the suspect
The politician’s deceased daughter
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