Woman killed, another critically injured in Kajiado stabbing incident

The incident occurred on Monday, October 12, at around 5pm, approximately 100 metres from the police station in Kajiado town.

According to Kajiado Central Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss David Cheruiyot, police received a report from a resident who heard a commotion coming from one of the rental houses.

Officers who responded to the scene found two women lying in pools of blood with multiple stab wounds.

One of the victims, identified only as Mbithe, aged 35, was found inside the suspect's house with stab wounds on her left hip and both forearms.

The second victim, 49-year-old Doreen Akinyi, was found a few metres from the door with multiple stab wounds on her head and right hand.

Both women were rushed to Kajiado County Referral Hospital in critical condition, but Mbithe was pronounced dead on arrival.

Akinyi remains admitted to the hospital in critical condition.

Police identified the suspect as 30-year-old Bernard Ochieng Owiti, who reportedly walked into Kajiado Police Station shortly after the incident carrying two blood-stained knives.

According to investigators, Owiti confessed to stabbing the two women and was immediately arrested and placed in police custody.

The deceased's body was moved to the Kajiado County Referral Hospital morgue pending an autopsy and formal identification.

Detectives have launched investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the attack and the motive behind it.