Mary Chebet, a nanny working in Naivasha has been arrested over the gruesome murder of her employer who went missing.
Investigation into the incident was launched by the husband who informed the police about her disappearance after leaving her workplace at Naivasha Sub-County Hospital.
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Upon her arrest, Chebet led the police to a shallow grave behind the house where the employer’s decomposing body was discovered.
“Naivasha Sub-County detectives have apprehended a 30-year-old nanny, Mary Chebet, the prime suspect in the brutal murder of her employer, Jane Wambui Njoroge.
The arrest follows reports received from the husband of the deceased, a resident of the Karai area in Naivasha, that his wife, who works at Naivasha Sub-County Hospital, went missing on 4 July 2025, after leaving her workplace en route home.
Investigations were launched, and detectives zeroed in on Chebet as the prime suspect. Under interrogation, she led the officers to the victim’s home in Karai, where she revealed the horrifying scene, her employer’s body buried in a shallow grave behind the house.
With the assistance of public health officers, the decomposing body was exhumed with pieces of clothes tightly wrapped around the victim’s neck.
Chebet is currently in custody as detectives finalise investigations ahead of her arraignment.” said DCI
