DCI detectives have arrested the main suspect behind the gruesome murder of Christine Ambani; a university student at Kiriri Women’s University of Science & Technology, whose body was found abandoned at a guest room in Githurai, Nairobi.
In a statement on Tuesday, DCI said the suspect Kalio Makokha; boyfriend to the late Christine Ambani was arrested in Kayole Nairobi, after evading police for quite some time.
According to the DCI, Makokha had crafted a plan to lure Ambani out of school and into a local guest room, before committing the heinous act.
“Immediately after the duo met in Githurai town, they booked themselves into a guest room in an arrangement that according to the management would only last for a few hours… However, Makokha had different plans.
“He emerged from the room later and topped up the earlier paid amount, to last them for the entire night. Detectives have established that it is during this night that the boyfriend turned killer, brutally murdered Christine, by stabbing her on the neck savagely and left her bleeding to her last breath,” DCI said in a statement.
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Following the gruesome murder, the suspect allegedly took over Christine’s phone and logged into Christine’s family WhatsApp group, where he is alleged to have posed as Christine and requested Sh87,000 from the family.
The late Christine Ambani. [Photo: Courtesy]
While profiling the suspect, the DCI managed to come across his criminal record which revealed shocking details indicating that Makokha has been arrested severally for various crimes but released mysteriously.
“He was discovered to have been a dangerous criminal, previously arrested by detectives and set free under unclear circumstances. On February 2, 2021, Makokha was identified as the culprit behind the murder of his brother, his brother’s wife and their one year-old baby. Makokha in unclear circumstances killed the three by setting their house ablaze while they were inside. The matter was investigated by Mumias based detectives under reference number DCI/CR/NO925/36/20 and the case file forwarded to the DPP for further action.
“The DPP advised that a public inquest into the matter be conducted. Even before the inquest was conducted and his kin buried, Makokha attacked the grieving family again by disrupting the burial planning meetings that were ongoing and destroyed the family’s property. He was arrested, charged and remanded at Kakamega G.K Prison. However, the case was withdrawn under unclear circumstances and the suspect set free!” DCI revealed.
