The government has condemned the murder of Tharaka Nithi blogger Peris Mugera, whose body was found dumped in Kirinyaga County.
Government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura stated that divergent opinions expressed on alternative media platforms cannot be suppressed.
Mugera, a 40-year-old entrepreneur, was in good health when she left her rented residence in Chuka town, Tharaka Nithi County, last Thursday, according to her two daughters aged six and 15.
Reportedly, she informed her daughters that she would meet a friend before heading to another workplace, intending to return home in the evening.
However, little did the mother know that those would be her last words to her children.
In her final Facebook post on February 25, at nine minutes past four in the afternoon, Mugera complained about her ailing body, seeking assistance for medication.
According to Tharaka Nithi County Commissioner Wesley Koech, Mugera’s body was discovered along the Makutano-Sagana road in Kirinyaga County on Monday. However, it was not immediately identified.
The corpse was identified on Friday by Mugera’s relatives and friends, along with police officers, after her photo circulated on social media.
Commissioner Koech suggested that Mugera might have been murdered sometime between leaving home and Monday morning when her body was found by passersby along the road.
Information about the missing person was reported to Chuka Police Station on March 1 by Mugera’s relatives, prompting an immediate investigation.
This came after her children informed the owner of their residence on Saturday evening, who then alerted Mugera’s friends when attempts to reach her by phone failed.
According to the police, Mugera’s last mobile activity was recorded at eight o’clock on Friday evening in Kathoge, Kirinyaga, and it has remained inactive since. The murder case was reported at the small Rukanga Police Station in Mwea Sub-County.
Led by the Officer in Charge (OCS) and the Janai Investigation Department (DCI) officials, the police arrived at the crime scene and found the body with head injuries.
Commissioner Koech emphasized that Mugera’s murder is not a common occurrence, and the police are conducting an investigation to apprehend the perpetrators and bring them to justice.
