Police have arrested 19-year-old Ezekiel Kwame Mwangi, who is linked to heinous crimes in Nakuru County. 

In an update by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations on Monday, August 19, the suspect has been on police radar for his alleged involvement in a series of brutal murders in the area.

DCI mentioned that Mwangi is linked to the brutal murders of three women in Nakuru County who disappeared only to be found dead. 

The three women have been identified as Alice Ayuma, Mueni Mwalimu, and Moraa Mugambi. 

"Mwangi is believed to be the mastermind behind several heinous crimes. On July 14, 2024, he allegedly defiled and murdered five-year-old Alice Ayuma Blessing, dumping her body in a maize plantation in the Mwangaza area.

"On August 7, 2024, in Kalyet, he is suspected of killing 34-year-old Mueni Mwalimu by striking her on the head with a blunt object and stabbing her in the stomach. The following day, on August 8, 2024, at Mustard Seed in Kiamunyi, along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway, Mwangi allegedly raped and murdered 28-year-old Moraa Mugambi by hitting her on the head with a rungu," part the statement by DCI read. 

The suspect is being held at Menengai Police Station undergoing processing pending arraignment.