Human head suspected to be of Rita Waeni recovered in Kiambaa dam

The head was found on Sunday evening at Kiambaa dam in Kiambu County.

Addressing journalists on location, Kiambaa police commander Pius Mwandhi confirmed the incident, saying investigations are ongoing. 

A mutilated body of 20-year-old Waeni was found in an apartment in Roysambu area in Nairobi on January 14, with her head missing. Police could not immediately confirm the identity of the victim.

The family would then come out to reveal that the victim was Waeni, who had left her aunt’s house in Syokimau to meet a friend.

In a statement on January 17, the family said that at around 5 am on Sunday, her father received a message, delivered from her phone number, demanding a Ksh. 500,000 ransom within 24 hours for the release of the JKUAT student.

The body parts of the student, who was due to join her fourth year of university, were discovered inside a trash bag in the apartment by the caretaker.