A 37-year-old businesswoman, Peninah Wambui, was brutally murdered in her rented house in Kerugoya, Kirinyaga County, on the night of March 29, 2026. Her eight-year-old daughter discovered her body.

• Peninah Wambui was strangled, and her body was partially burnt in what police suspect was a staged attack.
• The attacker gained entry without forcing the door and stole her phone, but left her purse with cash untouched.
• A post-mortem confirmed death by strangulation; investigations are ongoing with no arrests made as of April 15.