Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has offered a Sh100,000 reward
for any credible information that could lead to the arrest of the person behind
the brutal rape and murder of 18-year-old Abigael Wanjiku.
Passaris made the announcement Monday morning
after visiting the family of Wanjiku Muchoki, the mother of the late Abigael.
She appealed to the public to share any helpful details, assuring
confidentiality for anyone who may come forward.
“Please report to OCS Mwiki Police Station or
reach out to me confidentially,” Passaris said.
Abigael was found dead on Thursday night, June 19, her body bearing multiple stab wounds and signs of sexual assault.
Police
reported she had been attacked while alone at home.
Her body was discovered naked and
mutilated, lying in a pool of blood.
On June 21, the Kasarani Sub-County Criminal
Investigations Officer confirmed that Abigael had suffered a broken skull, five
stab wounds to the stomach, and deep cuts to her neck and right ear.
Investigators recovered a knife believed to be the murder weapon, along with
a cooking pan suspected to have been used to strike her.
The motive for the attack remains unclear.
Abigael’s mother, who runs a small kiosk nearby, said her daughter had earlier delivered food to her before returning home.
When she arrived later that night around 11:00 p.m., she found her
daughter’s lifeless body.
A peaceful demonstration held the following day to demand justice for Abigael was disrupted when chaos broke out.
In the
melee, police opened fire and shot 20-year-old Joshua Steven Maina, who died
from his injuries.
Passaris also visited the family of Pastor
Samuel Kungu, Joshua’s father, to offer her condolences.
“Two young lives. One taken by sexual
violence. Another by police brutality,” she lamented.
“We hope the bullet recovered from Joshua’s body will identify the officer responsible. They must face the law,” Passaris said.
Passaris urged the police to uphold
professionalism, emphasising their duty is to protect, not provoke; to
immobilise, not to kill.
“This is about accountability, not condemnation,” she said.
