A jilted lover suspected to have hired assassins
to kill her rival is among four suspects who will
today appear in court to answer to charges of
killing a 28-year-old insurance agency staffer.
Keziah Wanjiru, a marketing staffer at St Paul
University, was arrested on Saturday by
detectives from the Special Crimes Prevention
Unit after three men suspected to be hired hit
men linked her to Hilda Wanjiru’s murder.
Hildah was shot dead in her rented house in
Machakos town by gunmen with an AK 47.
The gunmen also shot and injured Hildah’s
husband Josphat Mwirania on his right hand.
On the night Hildah was killed, the three killers
arrived in a boda boda and knocked at her
door.
Hildah opened the door and she was
immediately shot twice and and killed.
Mwarania, who was also in the house, came out
and wrestled with the killers.
He was shot once in the right hand as the
criminals escaped.
Initially, police treated the issues as a normal
violent robbery until last Wednesday when
informers tipped detectives in Nairobi on the
inside story, leading to a manhunt of the
killers.
Other suspects facing the murder charges are
Joseph Mutua, alias Mulami, Charles Njaramba,
alias Chalo and Wycliffe Amida, alias Vinny.
Machakos CID chief Harun Ndumbi yesterday
confirmed Kaziah’s arrest and said the suspects
will appear in court for police to seek more
time to complete investigations.
Mutua told police Keziah had promised to pay
them Sh400,000 after they completed the
assignment.
He said the woman only gave a down payment
of Sh10,250.
Mutua said Keziah bought for him an Airtile
SIM card, which was exclusively used to plan
the attack.
He said he destroyed the line as soon as their
mission was accomplished.
Detectives said the murder plan was hatched as
early as last November when Keziah learnt her
former boyfriend, Mwirania, had travelled to
Hildah’s rural home and paid dowry and they
had started living together as husband and
wife.
Police investigations revealed the three worked
together at National Bank, Limuru branch.
The man secretly dated the two friends until
last year when he is said to have dumped
Keziah and decided to settle down with Hildah.
Detectives say Keziah had twice attempted to
separate the two and openly confronted Hildah
for snatching her husband.
At the time, Hildah had resigned from the bank
and worked as a receptionist at an insurance
agency in Machakos.
Keziah too had left the bank and worked at the
university while Mwarania had been
transferred to the NBK Meru branch.
Days before Hildah was killed, the three hit
men allegedly travelled with Keziah to
Machakos, where she showed the killers the
house in which Mwarania and Hildah lived in.
Mutua claimed after they shot Hildah dead,
they communicated with Keziah who was
delighted to hear the news.
He said he called Keziah again after police
arrested him to inform her of the arrest.
Keziah is said to have told Mutua not to link her
with the murder and she would take care of his
wife and children if convicted to jail.

some women get heart.