Detectives have recovered a vehicle believed to have been involved in the abduction and subsequent murder of three family members in Nairobi. The investigation team is currently interviewing the car's owner as part of the inquiry.
The women had gone missing before their bodies were discovered with injuries on their hands, necks, and backs in Parklands, Bahati, and Chumvi in Machakos County. Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja noted that this case is among those being thoroughly investigated. He also pointed out a slight rise in murder cases reported from August to October between 2022 and 2024, with 339 cases recorded in 2024, compared to 336 in 2023 and 341 in 2022.
The police found the salon car at Ukulima Market in Kamukunji, Nairobi. Investigators have also spoken to a woman who claims she was abducted alongside the three victims. She alleges they were all held in the same location for hours, during which the abductors demanded a ransom. Her family reportedly raised Sh1 million, which was sent to an Ethiopian bank account. Her testimony is a critical lead in the ongoing investigation, as police work to determine whether she was a victim or an accomplice.
Further analysis of the victims' mobile phones revealed that, on the night of the abduction, the devices were tracked in Eastleigh before moving to General Waruinge and Hombe Road, with one phone eventually switched off near Pangani. Authorities suspect that after the murders, the suspect disposed of the bodies in various locations: Nuseiba Abdi was found in Bahati, Amina Abdirashid in Parklands, and Warris Daud’s severed hands were discovered in South C before her body was dumped in Kyumbi, Machakos County.
Police are reviewing CCTV footage and payment records from a petrol station where the suspect fueled the vehicle. A team of detectives is actively pursuing leads in the case. It has also come to light that Warris Daud’s husband is currently living in the United Kingdom with a second wife.
On Thursday, traders in Eastleigh protested the murders of the Somali women by closing their shops in mourning and calling for justice. Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna and Kamkunji MP Yusuf Hassan addressed the crowd. An autopsy for the three victims is scheduled for Friday, followed by their burial at Lang'ata Cemetery. Detectives revisited two crime scenes—Parklands and Kyumbi in Machakos County—to piece together the events leading to the murders. The motive for the killings remains unclear.
