Stacy Wanjiru, who was only five months old when her mother was killed, will travel to the UK alongside her cousin and family spokesperson, Esther Njoki.
The family of Agnes Wanjiru is appealing for Sh1 million to send her 14-year-old daughter, Stacy Wanjiru, to the United Kingdom to witness the extradition proceedings of the former British soldier accused of murdering her mother in 2012.
Stacy, who was only five months old when her mother was killed, will travel alongside her cousin and family spokesperson, Esther Njoki.
Esther Njoki 20, niece of the late Agnes Wanjiru, when she appeared before the National Assembly Committee on Defence Intelligence and Foreign Relations on September 3, 2024.
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They plan to attend the five-day extradition hearing scheduled to begin on November 16, 2026, following the conclusion of the suspect's bail hearings.
While in London, the duo intends to lobby UK Members of Parliament, members of the House of Lords, journalists and human rights activists to pile pressure on British authorities to ensure the case goes to full trial.
Speaking to Nation, Njoki described the upcoming trip as a monumental breakthrough after more than a decade of stalled investigations and institutional cover-ups, marking their first real opportunity to see the suspect face justice.
“It is a public hearing, so we were told that there is no special invite for the family. As a family, we are however planning to notify UK MPs and the Kenyan embassy in the UK to expect us once we have secured the Sh1 million, which is to cater for our transport and accommodation in London,” said Njoki.
The extradition hearing follows a series of virtual court sessions, culminating in a ruling in March this year, when the accused soldier was denied bail and ordered to appear before court every 28 days until the extradition hearing.
The former British soldier was arrested on November 6, 2025, in a town in the southwest of England and was taken to London, where he was formally arraigned before a Westminster Magistrates' Court.
Agnes Wanjiru, who was found dead in 2012 after she went missing.
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The arrest was executed on an international warrant issued by Milimani High Court Judge Alexander Muteti in September 2025, in a suit in which Wanjiru’s family sought justice for the death of their daughter.
Wanjiru’s body was discovered in June 2012, stuffed inside a septic tank at the Lion's Court Hotel in Nanyuki, Laikipia County.
