Police are investigating the alleged killing of Yvonne Akinyi, a 20-year-old woman whose body was found dumped along Awendo town-Siruti road.
Akinyi’s family said that the deceased was last seen alive when she was sent to the market on Monday, June 26, 2023.
According to the family, unknown attackers raped Akinyi before killing her.
Awendo sub-county police commander Mathias Pombo, confirmed the incident, stating that the police have launched a manhunt for the alleged killers.
He revealed that they are yet to arrest any suspects in connection to the incident but are working tirelessly to ensure they bring the criminals to book.
Family’s plea
The family also appealed to the police to speed up the investigations, expressing the sorrow that has resulted from the loss of their kin.
“It is now the police investigating the matter but we are asking for a speedy investigation into the matter to find the killers who have done this heinous act,” the deceased’s uncle Andu Abade said.
Abade added that they found the late Akinyi’s body dumped in a sugarcane plantation, revealing that they strongly believe that the attackers raped the young girl before taking her dear life.
He also sent out a plea to the police to intensify patrols even as they speed up the investigation into Akinyi’s killing.
This he said would prevent other people from suffering the same fate that their kin.
The family also noted that they had an intensified search, with the hope of finding Akinyi alive and unharmed only to get discover her lifeless body in the sugarcane farm.
Police patrols
In line with the family’s request, Police Commander Mathias Pombo said that they have intensified patrol in the area, aimed at nabbing criminals who are undertaking such heinous acts.
He added that the investigations towards finding Akinyi’s killers would be done with haste to arrest the suspects and ensure they are convicted.
Following the current manhunt for Akinyi’s attackers, Pombo also pleaded with members of the public to share any information they might have, in connection with the deceased death.
He insisted that any information about the suspects linked to Akinyi’s murder would be helpful.
Other killings
Akinyi’s murder comes even as cases of killings and disappearances continue to hit headlines.
Recently in a village in Eldoret, a woman (Lucy Muthoni) aged 61 was attacked, killed and her body dumped on the banks of a river.
The main suspect, who was arrested, is the deceased’s grandson.
Police recovered a mattress full of blood and an axe which they suspected to be the murder weapon.
The items were recovered in a pit latrine and are now kept at the police station to be used as exhibits in court against the young man.
