Juja Businessman Confesses to Killing Lover over Infidelity

Juja businessman Evans Karani has reportedly confessed to killing his lover Catherine Nyokabi.

Karani, 38, allegedly narrated to homicide detectives how he planned and executed the gruesome killing on April 14th before trying to dump her body in a bush in Witeithie, Kiambu County.

The sand broker said he had dated Nyokabi, 25, a mother of one, for four years but he learned she was unfaithful.

On the fateful day, he invited the deceased for drinks as they solved their differences—he bought her favorite wine. They spent part of the evening drinking in his car and when she became intoxicated, he strangled her with his belt.

He then drove to Tola Estate to dispose of the body but his car got stuck in mud near Bob Harris area. Karani allegedly dismembered the body and tried to cover it with mud so it would be consumed by wild animals.

In an interview with a local TV station, Nyokabi’s father Gitonga Njogu said his daughter had already introduced Karani to the family but their relationship took a turn for the worse after they learned that the man was married and has five children.

"He came to my home many times and we even know his car. He even visited the deceased's grandmother. When we saw his true standing, Nyokabi had reservations about getting married to him,” said Njogu.

"When she tried to leave him, he just kept following her. It seems he committed the act because he had been rejected." 

Juja DCIO Richard Mwaura said, “Nyokabi’s body had been burnt using a corrosive chemical. It appears she was tortured before being killed.” 

Police traced Karani’s mobile phone signal to Githurai Kimbo where he was arrested on Friday.