Police Hunt Suspects in Multiple Murder Cases Across Kenya - May 2026

Police in Njoro are searching for a suspect after the tragic discovery of a Grade Six pupil's body in a maize plantation near Sinendet Primary School. A taxi driver has been arrested in connection with the arson attack that killed gospel singer Racheal Muthoni, who died from severe burns. In a separate case, police in Matungu are hunting a farmhand accused of fatally assaulting his employer and secretly burying the body on the farm. The family of the murdered gospel singer has denied viral social media claims that a tattoo was the reason for her death, maintaining the online narratives are false. Meanwhile, a group of women in Nairobi are demanding justice for the late gospel artist Rachael Wandeto.