John Kyama Wambua, a 29-year-old man who was found in possession of his 19-year-old wife's dismembered body, was arraigned in court on Wednesday, January 22 following his arrest on Tuesday, January 21 in Huruma, Nairobi.
During the court proceedings, the prosecution requested 21 days to detain Wambua as investigations continue into the gruesome case.
The court granted the custodial orders, with the mention of the case scheduled for February 17, 2025.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Kyama was arrested by police after they noticed him carrying a suspicious backpack.
"While making their final morning patrol around Kelly Towers in Huruma at around 5 am, Huruma Police Patrol team stopped the suspect, John Kiama Wambua, who suspiciously clung to the heavy backpack.
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"With reasons to believe that Wambua could be ferrying or trafficking something illegal, the officers conducted a search, and to their shock discovered part of a mutilated human body. On quick interrogation, the suspect alleged that the same belonged to his wife, Joy Fridah Munani, 19," DCI stated.
DCI explained that the suspect then led the officers to his house, where other body parts were retrieved.
At the same time, the agency noted that a sharp knife believed to have been used in the incident was recovered alongside the victim's clothes, which were soaked in blood.
"In the single room with a bloody floor of which no scene could be more horrendous, the officers also recovered a sharp knife and the victim's clothes soaked in blood.
"Also established was that some body parts were still missing. The scene was processed by CSI detectives, who believe that the blood-stained knife was used to execute the heinous act," DCI explained.
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