‘I regret forever’: Suspect Naftali Kinuthia confesses to killing Moi University student Ivy Wangechi

Kinuthia says he regrets the incident and that he was overwhelmed by anger over what he termed as a love relationship gone sour.

"This is an incident that I have regretted forever. After thinking about it and reflecting, I knew it would not have happened since there were many ways to get around the situation without causing the death of an innocent person," Kinuthia told the court.

Kinuthia who revealed that his father died of a lung disease during the period he has been in prison, lamented how Ivy's family might have been affected by the death of their kin.

"All this time I have been in prison… I was told that my father was ailing of lung disease and passed away while I was in prison," he stated.

"The feeling of losing a person is hard and I feel bad for the victim’s family. If there was anything that could be done now, we could do it."

28-year-old Kinuthia at the time, who had previously denied killing her, is said to have come from Nairobi, armed with an axe and a knife.

He reportedly lured her out of class and hit her on the head with the axe before slitting her throat.