The family of Agnes Wanjiru, the Nanyuki woman believed to have been murdered by British soldiers and then dumped in a septic tank in 2012 has accused the government of delay in prosecution of the suspects behind the murder of their relative.
Wanjiru’s elder sister Rose Wanyua, niece and a local civil society group – African Center for Corrective and Preventive Action (ACCPA), sought orders compelling Attorney General Justin Muturi, CS Interior Kithure Kindiki, DPP Renson Ingonga and DCI boss Amin Mohamed to produce in court a report on the status of investigations, extraditions and compensation of the family in regard to the heinous murder of the late Agnes Wanjiru.
According to the petitioners, the murder case has taken 12 years to investigate and all they have been getting from both the Kenyan and British Government are promises with no action.
Wanjiru, then aged 21, was last seen in the company of British soldiers at Lions Court Hotel in Nanyuki in March 2012 before she went missing.
Her body was later retrieved from a septic tank at the hotel two months later.
Through lawyer Mbiyu Kamau, the petitioners faulted the state officers for withholding information and lack of prosecution of the suspects behind the alleged killing of Wanjiru leading to an innate delay in the prosecution of the offence.
An inquest heard before Nanyuki Principal Magistrate Njeri Thuku concluded in November 2019 that Wanjiru was killed by British soldiers.
The British soldiers believed to be responsible for the murder have since submitted that Kenya lacks jurisdiction to arrest and prosecute them.
