89-year-old woman killed and her house set on fire in Kiambu County
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tuko
Milka Nduta, an 89-year-old widow and mother of seven, was found dead near her farm in Kiambu County, Kenya. Unidentified assailants reportedly then set fire to her house and water tanks, according to residents’ accounts reported by Tuko.
Milka Nduta, an 89-year-old Kenyan, was found dead in a bush near her farm in Itu-Kwara village, Kiambu County. Unidentified assailants reportedly then set fire to her house and water tanks, Kenyan media outlet Tuko reports.
The widow and mother of seven was preparing tea in her kitchen when she was reportedly attacked. Residents said her body was still holding the tea-leaf sachet she had been carrying. They called on the National Police Service and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to identify those responsible and establish the motive for the murder, according to Tuko.
Residents also called on the Kiambu County government, the administrative chief of Gitwe and the officer in charge of Kiganjo police station to speed up the investigation. The fire destroyed the house and its contents, while the plastic tanks melted in the flames.
