Dawood calls on DCI to accelerate probe into killing of NG-CDF board member
Meru County Executive Committee Member for Youth Affairs, Sports, Gender and Social Development, Elias Murega Adreses the Press. Photo by Brian Gitonga
North Imenti MP urges residents to come forward with information as investigators pursue land dispute and whistleblowing theories in the death of Evalyn Mukiiri Mbaabu.
By Brian Gitonga
North Imenti Member of Parliament Abdul Rahim Dawood yesterday called on the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to urgently establish who killed North Imenti NG-CDF Committee member Evalyn Mukiiri Mbaabu, who was attacked at her home in a brutal assault that also left her 13-year-old grandson injured.
Speaking at Mbaabu’s burial, Dawood said he had engaged the DCI in Meru, led by County Criminal Investigations Officer Abednego Kavoo. He added that Deputy President Kithure Kindiki had also raised the matter directly with DCI Director Mohamed Amin as pressure mounts on investigators to solve the case.
“We have spoken with the DCI from Meru, led by Mr Kavoo, and the Deputy President has also spoken with Director Amin so that we can establish what happened,” said Dawood.
Mbaabu was attacked on the evening of 7 August while preparing supper in her kitchen alongside her grandson, Maxwell Mwenda. According to investigators, the attacker arrived at the homestead at around 7pm and asked for water. Mbaabu sent Maxwell to serve the man in the sitting room while she remained in the kitchen. Moments later the boy heard his grandmother scream. When he rushed back to the kitchen, he found her lying in a pool of blood, with deep cut wounds to her forehead and the back of her head. The attacker then struck the boy on the arm with a machete before fleeing the scene. Mbaabu was rushed to a local hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Dawood said investigators are currently pursuing several leads. Among the theories being examined are a land-related dispute and the possibility that Mbaabu may have had information concerning the alleged theft of funds — though the MP said he could not disclose further details at this stage.
“There are two or three theories we are exploring, with one being about land and the other about whistleblowing. I won’t go into the details, but it involves some stolen funds that are being investigated,” said Dawood.
The MP also appealed to residents of Kithoka and Msenangu to assist investigators with any information that could help identify the attacker. Local leaders had been informed that the person believed to have carried out the attack was wearing a purple dust coat on the evening Mbaabu was killed.
Dawood urged anyone who saw a person dressed in similar clothing around the time of the incident to come forward. He assured residents that those uncomfortable approaching the DCI directly could share information through his office, where their identities would be protected.
“We have been told that the person who killed her was wearing a purple dust coat. We appeal to the people of Kithoka and Msenangu to share information if they saw somebody that evening dressed in the same manner,” he said.
Dawood added that Mbaabu’s family had told them the suspect was not known to her, and confirmed that she was attacked from behind while entering the kitchen after offering the man water — details he described as particularly disturbing.
He assured the family and the wider community that efforts to bring the perpetrator to justice would continue regardless of how long the investigation takes.
Elias Murega, the Meru County Executive Committee Member for Youth Affairs, Sports, Gender and Social Development, described the killing as a devastating loss for the Imenti North community. Murega said Mbaabu had served diligently on the NG-CDF Committee under Dawood, participated in various school boards and championed environmental conservation, including efforts to protect residents from human-wildlife conflict through the construction of an elephant barrier. She had also helped vulnerable children access bursaries, making her death a blow to many families that had relied on her support.
Murega urged security agencies to treat the investigation with the urgency it demanded, warning that failure to resolve the case could frustrate the family and erode public confidence in the authorities ahead of the 2027 general elections.
“If this matter is left unresolved yet we are in government, it will be a huge setback that will frustrate this community and the family. That is why we appeal to the security apparatus to help maintain peace, especially as we head towards the general elections,” said Murega.
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