- Her brother, Joseph Macharia, said he was forced to seek the help of a family doctor after Wanjiru displayed signs of stress and lack of appetite.
- Slain brothers godfather Rev James Wanjama has called on the DCI to fast-track the case for possible arrest of the suspected killers.
It had never occurred to Lucy Wanjiru, the mother of the two slain brothers in Kitengela, that she would bury her only children.
When she received news of the killing of her two sons Fred Mureithi,30, and his brother Victor Mwangi,25, together, with her nephews on August 8, 2021, it crushed her.
Wanjiru went into shock and was hospitalised in London where she has been residing since 2018.
Her brother told the Star that deep inside, she hoped it was a case of mistaken identity. That his only sons were not among the four including their two cousins Mike George, 29, and Nicholas Musa, 28, who were killed and their documents burned.
After all, Mureithi and Mwangi were of perfect health. They loved life and never missed celebrating each other's achievements.
Reality hit the mother of the two when she landed in the country on Sunday only to be received by her loved ones except for Mureithi and Mwangi.
“She cried a lot on arrival at the airport, we couldn't do anything to calm her. Usually, her sons would pick her," Wanjiru's brother, James Macharia said.
Wanjiru was set to come back to the country for the Christmas holidays. The two boys had started plans of holding a celebration to welcome their mother.
"They had been talking on phone and had many plans together. The two boys were also working hard to complete their mother's construction project in Syokimau, knowing how happy it would make her," he said.
Wanjiru had delayed her trip to the UK to ensure her children were comfortable and fully grown. However, as soon as she settled in, Wanjiru had to come back home early to an empty home and stalled project.
"She is devastated. She is broken. We can only imagine her pain losing children whom she sacrificed so much to bring up to that age," Macharia said.
The mother of two is now undergoing counselling as the family pursues justice and quick action on the suspected killers.
Upon her arrival, Wanjiru underwent various medical checkups. Her brother said he was forced to seek the help of a family doctor.
"She was constantly crying, not eating, and unable to do anything. The loss has really taken a toll on her," he said.
Macharia said the family is now dependant on counsellors and divine intervention from their church, St Mary’s ACK in Mlolongo.
Rev James Wanjama, the godfather of the deceased brothers, urged the DCI to fast-track the case for possible arrest of the suspected killers.
“The killers are out there moving freely, and yet the local people living around the scene of the attack have all the information the police require,” Wanjama said.
He said he mentored the two brothers in the ACK church where he serves.
“The two have never been involved in any crime, and their mother trusted them with her millions to construct rental houses that were going on near their home in Syokimau,” Wanjama said.
Meanwhile, multi security agencies in Mlolongo, Machakos county on Monday stopped a planned memorial service that had been planned by the youth and the private bikers association of Kenya members to take place in Syokimau on the same day.
Wanjama said security agencies in the area looked at various issues including the Covid-19 pandemic, the security in the areas, and other factors that could not augur well with the prevailing situation.
“When you allow a memorial service to take place in the open, you will never control those coming in. The youth are angry their friends were murdered in cold blood and may decide to use the occasion to cause mayhem,” he said.
He said the church has planned a memorial service on Wednesday at St Mary’s, Mlolongo, where a restricted number of family members will be allowed in.
Wanjama also clarified that Wanjiru’s sons will be buried in Nyandarua county at Mayu village in the Leshau Pondo area on Friday.
-Edited by SKanyara