Gone Too Soon: Kenyans Painfully Mourn JKUAT Lady Killed in Airbnb after Family Identifies Her

Publish date: 2024-07-10

The identity of the lady who was brutally murdered at an Airbnb in Roysambu on January 14, 2023, has been identified as Rita Waeni Muendo.

Where was Rita Waeni Muendo studying?

According to her family, the lady was a fourth-year student at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture Technology and lived with her aunt in Syokimau.

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As soon as her devastated family revealed her identity, there was an outpouring of heartfelt messages, with many people mourning the departed girl who was murdered just when she was starting to enjoy her youth.

Most netizens mourned that she was still very young and a brilliant girl with a bright future.

"Wah she was very young," commented renowned tweep Somali Bae on a photo shared by Francis Gaitho.

Reactions from netizens:

Lord Dave :

"Dame anakaa hana mambo mingi... may the perpetrators brought to book."

Agathonitta:

"Wooi-ma...she was very young akhi...or she was kidnapped?"

Joyeuse:

"Woiyeee. Such a beauty! May her soul RIP."

Tei :

"My Lord. She was so young "

Muda ni Mchache:

"Woiyeee… haki she even looks 16 not 20"

Nonny Nyar Lang'o :

"Waah, so sad....Such a beautiful girl...may she rest well."

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koreshi:

"Oh my goodness! She is so young to have lost her life at a tender age!"

Abdi Ali:

"Her family is going through hard moments.."

#ChangeIsInevitable:

"I cry that she is the age of my daughter.She really didn't deserve the painful death. Iam heart broken"

Waeni met her killer on Instagram

On January 14, 2024, Kenyans learnt of the brutal murder of a 20-year-old girl in an Airbnb at TRM Drive in Roysambu.

According to the police, the poor victim met her killer on Instagram, and the two hit it off and then planned to go and have a cosy time in the apartment.

The suspect had been living in Ruaka, Kiambu county, just four days before committing the heinous crime.

Factfile of Rita Waeni Muendo's last days

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Source: TUKO.co.ke

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