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Catholic nun turns State witness in colleague's murder case

Suspect Sr Caroline Kanjiru

Sr Caroline Kanjiru before Meru Court on October 14, 2025.  

Photo credit: David Muchui | Nation Media Group

Catholic nun Caroline Kanjiru, who has been in police custody in connection with the murder of her colleague Anselimina Karimi, will now be converted to a state witness as detectives continue the search for clues into the murder.

Sister Karimi, 65, who was the administrator of Meru Children's Home, Nkabune, in the outskirts of Meru town, was found lying on her back, with blood oozing from the head, in her house on October 12, 2025.