Kenya: Missing 9-Year-Old Girl Found Dead in Pit Latrine, Suspect Arrested in Mathira West

Angry residents set houses ablaze after body of child found in toilet

Residents of Kianjogu village in Mathira set houses ablaze after the body of nine-year-old Shantel Waruguru was found in a pit latrine.

Kenya: Missing 9-Year-Old Girl Found Dead in Pit Latrine, Suspect Arrested in Mathira West

Nairobi -- Detectives in Mathira West have recovered the body of 9-year-old Shantel Waruguru Kagema from a pit latrine in Kianjathi village, following her disappearance on February 8, 2026.

Residents block roads, burn houses after body of 9-year-old girl is found in latrine in Mathira

Detectives are investigating an incident where the body of a nine-year-old girl was found in a pit latrine in Kiamachimbi area, Mathira, Nyeri County. The girl had been missing before her body was found in the latrine on February 10, 2026. She had gone missing two days earlier. Police said after the body was found in the latrine, locals torched five structures belonging to a suspect and his family. The group also blocked roads in the area while …

Nyeri man arrested as missing 9-year-old girl is found dead inside pit latrine

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested a Nyeri man suspected of killing a nine-year-old girl who had gone missing.

Missing 9-Year-Old Girl Found Dead in Pit Latrine, Suspect Arrested in Mathira West

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 10 – Detectives in Mathira West have recovered the body of 9-year-old Shantel Waruguru Kagema from a pit latrine in Kianjathi village, following her disappearance on February 8, 2026. Shantel’s parents left home around 8:00 AM, leaving her with her 4-year-old sister. Upon returning at approximately 6:30 PM, they discovered she was missing. Police launched an intensive search that uncovered Shantel’s undergarments and shoes on…

Body of missing 9-year found in Mathira West pit latrine

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the child disappeared on February 8