Seven students spared murder charges as DPP orders inquest into Daystar Student’s death
From right: Dennis Kariuki Gitonga, Loise Osiro, Lucy Mora, Ali Kibwana Kamaku, Precious Kendi Mutembei, Austin Ochieng, and Wendy Kerubo before the Milimani Law Courts on November 24, 2025, in connection with the death of 23-year-old Daystar University student Lorna Kathambi.
Seven university students who had been detained over the death of a 23-year-old Daystar University student nine days ago have avoided murder charges after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Renson Ingonga, ordered a public inquest to determine the cause of death.
The DPP’s directive came as a relief to the parents of the seven students, who emotionally addressed the court, saying: “We are depressed. We have spent sleepless nights because of the predicament our children have put us in.”
