Who is Killing Our Women? 10 Recent Femicide Cases Expose the Crisis

Anita Nyambura, Jackline Awuor and Diana Cherono we're all killed by people close to them PHOTO/Collage

A wave of violent killings of women across Kenya has sparked national outrage, with families, communities, and rights groups demanding urgent action to address what is increasingly being described as a femicide crisis.

In multiple cases reported between March and May 2026, young women and girls were found dead under violent and suspicious circumstances, many after disappearing or being last seen with people they knew.

Many are allegedly linked to intimate relationships, abandonment, or unexplained attacks.

1. Alice Riang’a – JOOUST Student

Alice Riang’a, a second-year student at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, was found dead in a forested area in Barkowino, Bondo, four days after she was reported missing.

Reports indicate she had been last seen after her phone went off. A postmortem revealed blunt force trauma and sexual assault.

Police later arrested a 28-year-old man believed to be romantically involved with her.

Alice Riang’a ,20,JOOUST Student murdered and dumped in a forest in Siaya on May 9,2026
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2. Consolata Githinji -Kileleshwa, Nairobi

Consolata Githinji, 22, died after falling from the sixth floor of a short-stay apartment in Kileleshwa.

CCTV footage showed her entering the apartment with a man before a suspected struggle occurred. The man claimed she jumped after an argument.

A postmortem showed multiple injuries, including fractures and a collapsed lung, suggesting assault before the fall.

Consolata Githinji,22,died on April 26,2026 in Kileleshwa after suffering traumatic injuries following a fall from the apartment
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3. Krystabel “Bella” Anyango – Nairobi / Syokimau

Krystabel Anyango, a 28-year-old patient coordinator, went missing after visiting her boyfriend in Syokimau.

She was later found dead inside a saloon car. Her mother reported years of alleged abuse, confinement, and financial exploitation.

Postmortem results confirmed blunt force trauma, and the suspect allegedly disappeared after being briefly arrested.

Screengrab of Kristabel Anyango,28, murdered by her boyfriend on April 30,2026 in Syokimau
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4. Anita Nyambura – Nakuru County

Anita Nyambura, an accountant at ICC College and wife to a Kenya Defence Forces officer, was fatally stabbed during a domestic dispute in Nakuru.

Reports indicate she was killed in front of her child and house help during an argument over alleged infidelity. Postmortem findings confirmed she suffered fatal stab wounds.

The suspect, her husband, was arrested following the incident, while family members allege a history of threats and unresolved domestic violence.

Anita Nyambura 29, fatally stabbed by her husband at their home in Nakuru on April 14,2026
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5. Bernadette Keziah Matuki – Kilifi County

The eight-year-old Grade 2 pupil disappeared while playing near her home in Mwenzagombe Bofa.

Her body was found dumped by the roadside near Mkoroshoni. Preliminary reports indicated she had been severely abused before her death.

Keziah,8,found murdered on May 4,2026 a day after missing from her home in Kilifi
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6. Elizabeth Nina – Likoni, Mombasa County

Elizabeth Nina, 36 and five months pregnant, went missing after leaving home for an Eid celebration.

Her body was later found dumped in an abandoned building in Shelly Beach.

Police noted facial bruising and swelling caused by blunt force.

Elizabeth Nina,36, murdered and dumped in an unfinished building in Likoni
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7. Mercy Wanjiru – Nairobi

Mercy Wanjiru left home in Ruai for a birthday party along Mombasa Road but was later found unconscious and severely injured three kilometres from the club.

She suffered head injuries and multiple broken bones before succumbing in the hospital days later.

CCTV footage showed she was left behind by friends before her disappearance.

Mercy Wanjiru 23,died in a hospital after her friends left her in a club along Mombasa Road where she was brutally tortured by unknown person
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8. Ivyne Chepkoech Cheche -Bomet County

Ivyne Chepkoech, 17, was found murdered in Merigi Town after returning home in the evening.

Her body was discovered in a nearby tea farm with severe neck and head injuries. Her boyfriend is the main suspect and reportedly surrendered after a suicide attempt.