Ms Wangechi was killed on April 9 by an axe-wielding Naftali Kinuthia outside Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, where she worked. The vigil took place as Ms Wangechi's family prepared for her burial on Thursday in Mahiga. Mr Kinuthia, 28, travelled from Thika to Eldoret in Uasin Gishu County on that day on a mission to kill Ms Wangechi, who was a sixth year Moi University medical student. Mr Kinuthia was severely beaten by a mob and arrested shortly after the attack. OTHER CASESA similar case was reported in Nyeri County as the public sought to understand why Mr Kinuthia brutally murdered Ms Wangechi.

Source: Daily Nation April 17, 2019 18:09 UTC