Woman killed, another seriously injured in Kajiado stabbing
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A 35-year-old woman was killed while another woman was left in critical condition following a stabbing incident at a rental house in Kajiado town on Monday evening.
The deceased, identified only as Mbithe, was pronounced dead on arrival at Kajiado County Referral Hospital, where she had been rushed alongside the second victim aged 49.
Police said the incident occurred at around 5pm on October 12, 2026, at a rental house belonging to a man aged about 30.
Police officers rushed to the scene after reports of a commotion at the premises, located adjacent to Kajiado Police Station.
They found one victim lying in a pool of blood a few meters from the house entrance, with multiple stab wounds to her head and right hand.
Mbithe was found inside the suspect’s house with multiple stab wounds to her left hip and both forearms.
The two women were taken to Kajiado County Referral Hospital for emergency treatment, but Mbithe was pronounced dead on arrival. The survivor was admitted in critical condition.
The suspect later walked into Kajiado Police Station carrying two knives bearing blood stains and reportedly admitted to committing the attack, according to the police report.
He was arrested and placed in police custody as investigations into the incident continued.
The body of the deceased was moved to Kajiado County Referral Hospital mortuary pending preservation, identification and a post-mortem examination.
Crime Scene Investigation officers from Kajiado Central processed the scene as part of the investigations.
Elsewhere, a 42-year-old woman was found stabbed to death inside a rented house at Ndunyu Chege Market in Gatanga Sub-County, Murang’a County, on Monday.
The deceased, identified as Nelly Wambui Njeri, was discovered lying face down on a bed with multiple stab wounds on her back and the left side of her body below the armpit.
According to police, the incident was reported by members of the public at around 12.30pm on October 12, after they became concerned that a tenant in a locked rental house was not responding to calls.
The house had been secured with a padlock, prompting members of the public to raise the alarm after attempts to reach the occupant through a window failed.
The officers broke into the house and discovered Njeri’s body on the bed, with the stab wounds suggesting she had been attacked.
The scene was processed for evidence as detectives began investigations into the circumstances surrounding her death.
Her body was later moved to Kirwara Level Four Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a post-mortem examination.
Police are investigating the incident as murder.
Meanwhile, police in Likoni, Mombasa County, are investigating the discovery of an unidentified man’s decomposing body in an unfinished house in Madunguni area, within Mrima.
The body, believed to be that of a man aged about 30, was discovered on Monday, October 12, 2026.
According to police, an administrator alerted officers by telephone at around 7.39pm, prompting a team to visit the scene.
The officers found the body lying on its side inside the unfinished building. It had begun decomposing, suggesting the man may have died at least a day before the discovery.
Scene-of-crime personnel processed the scene before the body was moved to Coast General Hospital mortuary.
The deceased had no visible external injuries, and his identity remained unknown by the time of the report.
The body is being preserved pending identification and a post-mortem examination to establish the cause of death.
