Jane Wambui: Missing Nurse Found Buried in Shallow Grave Behind Her House, House Help Arrested
- Jane Wambui Njoroge, a nurse at Naivasha County Referral Hospital, went missing on Friday, July 4
- Naivasha Sub-County Police Commander Anthony Keter narrated how Wambui's decomposing body was found after the arrest of the main suspect
- Speaking after viewing the body, Wambui's friends painfully recalled the kind of person she was
- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) released a statement sharing the details of the househelp, who is being treated as the main suspect
Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.
Nakuru - Grief engulfed an estate in Naivasha, Nakuru county, following the discovery of the body of Jane Wambui Njoroge.
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Wambui, a nurse at Naivasha County Referral Hospital, had been missing for about a week before she was found dead on Thursday, July 10.
TV 47 reported that Wambui's body was discovered hours after her househelp was arrested by detectives investigating the case.
Where was Jane Wambui's body discovered?
Addressing the press, Naivasha Sub-County Police Commander Anthony Keter said Wambui's decomposing body was found buried in a shallow grave behind her house.
According to Keter, the househelp, who is being treated as the main suspect, led the detectives to the site where the nurse was buried.
The police boss disclosed that they are searching for more suspects as they try to determine the motive of the murder.
"On Sunday we got a report about a missing person, and we launched our investigations, which led us to arrest one suspect. The suspect led us to the deceased's house, where he showed us where Jane Wambui was buried, just behind her house in a shallow grave around three feet. Otherwise, we are still searching for other suspects who took part in the incident," Keter said.
Who is the main suspect behind Jane Wambui's murder?
Naivasha sub-county detectives are holding the deceased's 30-year-old nanny, Mary Chebet.
According to the DCI, the deceased's husband, a resident of the Karai area in Naivasha, reported that his wife went missing on July 4, 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," the DCI said.
When did Jane Wambui go missing?
Ben Kuria, a colleague of the deceased, described Wambui as a good health officer who worked in the children's department.
Kuria disclosed that they realised on Friday, July 4, that their colleague was missing before they started searching for her.
"The person we have been searching for and whom we have found today was working in the children's department. She was a good person. I got information that she got lost on Monday, the day of protests, and we came to her house, but she was not there. We began searching for her with the help of the police until today when we found her body. We hope justice will be served," Kuria said.
Locals questioned why the house help did not provide any information regarding the whereabouts of her employer despite incessant efforts by friends, neighbours, colleagues and even authorities to trace her.
Police officers said the domestic worker will remain in custody as a person of interest pending further investigations into the puzzling murder.
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Why was Karisa Rahab killed?
In other news, TUKO.co.ke reported that the bone of contention between Karisa Rahab and her house help that led to the death of the former was allegedly stolen money.
At the time Rahab died at her Mnarani Estate on July 20, 2023, she was an official in the Kilifi county government.
Her lifeless body was found in a pool of blood with stab wounds and a knife on the side, pointing to murder.
The deceased's husband, Maxwell Mmera, disclosed that their domestic worker was aggrieved after being confronted over the missing money.
Rahab had returned from Italy, where she was on a work tour, when she learnt the cash she had left was missing.
Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
