The main suspect in the brutal murders of women in the Mawanga area of Nakuru County, which occurred in 2021/2022, has led to the arrest of the entire gang involved.
New details presented before the Nakuru Court have revealed how Evans Michori Kebwaro, alleged mastermind of the killings, ended up using a stolen phone from one of the victims, plunging the entire gang into jeopardy.
Fresh evidence disclosed by Michori on April 15, 2024, and recorded in agreements between the prosecution and the complainant, unveil how the defendant and his accomplices, after hiding following media reports about their crimes, were persuaded to use a stolen phone from the victim, Beatrice Akinyi Adhiambo, whose murder was still under police investigation.
inserted his personal SIM card into the phone and sent a signal to the police since the special phone number, IMEI, had been reported stolen in another incident in the Mawanga area.
The police tracked the signal to Michori’s rural home in Masimba, Kisii County, where he was arrested along with his five accomplices Kevin Omondi, Josephat Simiyu, Julius Omondi, Isaac Kinyanjui, and Dennis Alusiola being identified.
The six suspects, members of the notorious Confirm gang banned in Nakuru, were apprehended and charged with several murder cases.
They were accused of the murders of four women including Beatrice Akinyi, Grace Wanjiku, Diana Opicho, and Susan Wambui killed on different dates between December 21, 2021, and June 24, 2022.
In a plea deal with the court, Michori admitted to committing the murders unintentionally and provided detailed accounts of the gang’s activities.
He confessed to meticulously planning and executing the attack and murder of Grace Wanjiku Kariuki under the leadership of Kevin Omondi and the gang’s barbaric acts.
According to Michori, the six-member gang met at three in the morning in the Kingdom Seekers Church field to plan their crimes.
Later, they left on motorcycles towards the victim’s home in Mawanga, led by Kevin Omondi.
They identified themselves as carpenters The court document states that Kevin instructed Simiyu and Kinyanjui to go to a nearby shop and talk to Grace, who was running her family’s shop while her mother was at church.
“Simiyu and Kinyanjui introduced themselves to the woman as carpenters sent by her mother to repair furniture at their home. The woman ignored them after confirming with her mother that she had not sent anyone for such work,” said Michori.
However, the men entered the shop and grabbed Wanjiku when she was on the phone with her mother, allowing the remaining gangsters to enter.
“Kevin put a knife to Grace’s throat and directed her to the main house. Kevin and Dennis took her to the bedroom and killed her. Dennis came and directed us, together with Julius, to go and check if there was money in the shop,” Michori said.
They found Sh2,500 which they took along with bank cards before returning and finding Kinyanjui loading a 32-inch TV into a box.
As they prepared to leave, Michori recounted how Kevin poured petrol on the house and set it on fire before the killers fled on motorcycles.
Wanjiku’s mother was informed about the fire and she rushed home to find neighbors trying to put it out.
Her daughter’s body was found lying on the bed and completely burnt without signs of struggling to escape the fire.
The incident was reported at the Kiugoini Police Station, Bahati constituency.
The gang met in the evening at their meeting place at the Kingdom Seekers Church where Michori was given Sh2,000 by Kevin.
The brutality of the gang was further revealed by a post-mortem report on June 23, 2022, which showed signs of strangulation and injuries to Wanjiku’s sensitive body parts.
Michori has already confessed to being involved in the murder of another woman.
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