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‘I did it’: Son of murdered Nakuru tycoon confesses

Ms Jecinta Wangari (left) and her children Margaret Thairu and Victor Mburu at Mwariki Police Station in Nakuru on September 11, 2020. 

Photo credit: Richard Maosi | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Kinyanjui had a thriving auto spares shop and had also invested in real estate. Needless to say, he was doing well.
  • Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations believe the woman conspired with her children to kill her husband.
  • Two days later, however, Mr Kinyanjui, 28, surrendered to Mwariki Police Station and confessed to killing his father.

On September 8, the body of a prominent Nakuru businessman was found lying in a pool of blood inside his Nissan station wagon, just outside his gate. 

Charles Thairu Kinyanjui’s body had deep cuts on the head and broken arms. His wife, Ms Jacinta Wangari, 48, and their two children rushed him to Mediheal Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.