Ivy Wangechi, a 6th-Year Moi University Medicine Student, Hacked to Death by Boyfriend in Broad Daylight

Students of Moi University in Eldoret have taken to the streets to protest the brutal killing of a female student.

Ivy Wangechi, a sixth-year Medicine student, was allegedly hacked to death in broad daylight by a man reported to be her boyfriend.

The man identified as Naftali Kinuthia allegedly lured her out of the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), where she was taking her practicals.

He then pulled an axe out of a sack and hit the deceased on the head before taking out a knife and slitting her throat.

The horrifying incident was witnessed by members of the public outside the hospital's gate, who cornered him and set him on fire as he attempted to flee the crime scene.

The man sustained serious burns and is currently undergoing treatment at the MTRH after he was rescued by police officers.

The Daily Nation reports that the man works for a Nairobi-based gaming company.

Confirming the incident, Eldoret West OCPD Zachariah Bitok says investigations into the matter have been launched.

What pushed the man to stage an attack on the trainee is still unclear but reports indicate the two have been dating for long.