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Police arrest man who knifed lover to death in Kiambu

Ruiru MP Esther Gathogo consoles a sister of Edinas Nyainda, who was stabbed to death by her lover in Kahawa Wendani Estate in Kiambu County on July 25, 2016. PHOTO | MARY WAMBUI | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • The woman graduated from Kenyatta University two weeks ago.
  • Residents told the Nation that the man attempted to kill himself with the same knife he used to stab her.
  • Police used tear gas to access the rented room, located in an apartment near Wendani's Nakumatt Supermarket.

A 22-year-old woman was on Monday stabbed to death by her spurned lover inside their rented apartment at Kahawa Wendani Estate in Kiambu County.

The victim, Edinas Nyainda, was stabbed several times with a knife by her 30-year-old lover, identified as Maxwell Okoth.