97 Women Killed in the Last Three Months, DCI Reveals

DCI Boss Mohamed Amin PHOTO // COURTESY

On Wednesday, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Eliud Kipkoech Lagat who brought to attention over femicide crimes which the National Police Service disclosed that at least 97 women have been killed in the last three months.

''These troubling trends highlight the urgent need of focused action and collaboration to tackle the widespread problem of gender-based violence in our society,'' Mr. Lagat said.

During a press briefing, Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss Mohamed Amin appeared to contradict on the matter of femicide. He further insisted that the crime is not gender-based.

''We are not saying there is deliberate effort to target women. Majority of cases we investigated, the motive is purely criminal. There was no intention to specifically target members of female gender,'' Amin said.

One of the recent femicide cases involved the murder of 3 women in Eastleigh last week who went missing on 21st October and two suspects already have been detained and soon to be arrested and prosecuted.

Nuseiba Dahir (12), Waris Daud (38) and Amina Abdirashad (23) were killed last week

''My appeal is that there should be no panic, no cause for alarm at all. Nobody is specifically targeting women and as for the criminals, we are hot in their heels within no time, we shall apprehend them and they will face full force of the law,'' he added.

The DCI boss also shared an update of the murder of Wells Fargo HR Manager, Willis Ayieko whose body was found dumped in a river in Gem at Siaya County. However, two suspects have been caught and firearms recovered. 

''The investigation are still at an infantile stage; we cannot conclusively say we have established the motive behind the killing of Ayieko, but in the fullness of time, we will be able to unearth what really motivated those criminals, he said.



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