Detectives on Friday night arrested the third accomplises in the murder of the hair stylist Jenifer Mwende whose body was discovered at a pit latrine in mlolongo.
According to the Directorate of criminal investigation, Nzula Mbithi was arrested in kitengela town as she attempted to escape to Tanzania.The detectives launched a man haunt for a week before apprehending Phyllis while in Namanga – bound matatu minutes past 9 pm.
Phyllis is said to have threatened Mwende regarding a married man they were both seeing.Mwende’s friends were concerned of the whereabout after she failed to show up at her workplace for days that prompted them to report her disappearance to the police.
This followed Mwende’s brother to make a formal report at Mlolongo Police station on August 29,2023 explaining mwende’s disappearance since August 25.
“The OCS circulated the a signal of the missing lady to all station commands country wide for search,” DCI reported.
Mwende had on Aug 25 left her salon while talking to someone over the phone, and just like that she was gone.After days of fruitless search for her, the case was forwarded to the DCI where fresh investigations were instituted and statements recorded from various persons of interest.
The caretaker where Mwende had rented a room said that on Aug 22 and Aug 24, some unknown women had visited Mwende’s house while she was away and enquired of her whereabouts.
Forensic analysis that traced Mwende’s last moments revealed a non-coincidental disappearance but a well-orchestrated plot to end her life, one mastered by the prime suspect and aided by two other women.
Detectives foun out that Phyllis (prime suspect) used a female neighbour identified as Faith Nthenya to lure Mwende to her death trap through a phone call, saying that some clients were seeking her services at a house she (Mwende) would be directed to. In the conversation, Faith directed Mwende to Phyllis house which was the alleged house of the clients.
To save herself, Phyllis plotted the luring of Mwende whom she new was her fellow paramour to Musau, and called the wife pointing fingers at the defenceless woman.
After roughing her up and threatening her with death should she be seen around Musau, Phyllis and Wanza feared that Mwende would report them to police
The suspect’s arraignment is scheduled for Monday, October 30, where she will join her accomplices Faith and Wanza who pleaded to murder charges earlier yesterday.
