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Africa-Press<\/a> – Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Barely a day after the death of Kenya’s top athlete Agnes Tirop, another athlete has been reported dead in Kirinyaga county.<\/p>\n

Police in Kerugoya, have arrested a youthful man on suspicion of killing his girlfriend, Edith Muthoni, 27, on Tuesday night, October 12.<\/p>\n

Kennedy Nyamu was accused of hacking Muthoni in the head at Kianjege East Village in Kerugoya after a domestic dispute.<\/p>\n

According to Muthoni\u2019s sister, Jane Nyawira King\u2019uru, the accused attacked her sibling after she picked up his phone to go through its contents.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe and her boyfriend had been together for three years. On the fateful evening, the two fought over Nyamu\u2019s phone,\u201d Nyawira pointed out.<\/p>\n

Muthoni is known for her prowess in local marathon races. She also worked as a Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) community scout in Embu County.<\/p>\n

She was taken to Kerugoya County Referral Hospital while in critical condition. However, she passed away while receiving treatment.<\/p>\n

Norman Gitari, the lead administrator of Kerugoya Hospital, noted that Muthoni had been brought to the hospital by a good Samaritan.<\/p>\n

According to a statement on Wednesday, October 14, by the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI), the suspect led the police to the crime scene.<\/p>\n

Jane Nyawira eulogized her sister as someone who was calm, adding that she would speak it out whenever she was disturbed.<\/p>\n

She also noted that her sister\u2019s passion for athletics began way back when she was young.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe has been passionate about long distance races since childhood, Muthoni participated in locally-held marathons, including events in Mombasa, Nairobi and Kisumu,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n

Jane noted that she got news while at work that her sister had been taken to the hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn Tuesday, while at work, I received a phone call from a relative that Muthoni had been taken to Kerugoya Hospital in critical condition. I rushed there and was told she had been admitted to the emergency ward. Shortly after accessing the ward, I was informed by the nurses that she had died,\u201d Jane painfully narrated.<\/p>\n

Muthoni’s father has urged police to conduct thorough investigations and ensure that her killers are brought to book.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy child was not ailing, she was killed. I\u2019m urging the Government to arrest and bring her killers to justice,\u201d the father pleaded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Kenya. Barely a day after the death of Kenya’s top athlete Agnes Tirop, another athlete has been reported dead in Kirinyaga county. Police in Kerugoya, have arrested a youthful man on suspicion of killing his girlfriend, Edith Muthoni, 27, on Tuesday night, October 12. 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