The family of Lilian Achieng Aluko appeals for justice after the murder of the journalist in Kasarani, Nairobi County.
The 30-year-old was killed on Friday, October 1, and her boyfriend has been identified as the main suspect.
According to the police, Lilian was murdered at her boyfriend’s three-bedroom apartment in Kahawa West.
They are hunting for her boyfriend, George Mutegi, the main suspect in the case. Mutegi allegedly stabbed Lilian to death before fleeing the scene.
Lilian’s mother, Jane Akinyi Aluko, received a call on Friday informing her that Lilian’s body had been found in the apartment.
The mother said Lilian had told the family she was going to spend the night at her boyfriend’s place but never returned.
“She never came back, and when it reached Friday around a few minutes to 9, I received a call from an unknown number,” she said.
“When I arrived here, they told me they had called us because inside there was the body of a girl who was found with our child.”
Shadrack Aluko, the deceased’s brother, expressed the family’s distress upon receiving the news about Lilian’s death.
“When we got the fateful call, it was distressing; it is not something I would wish on anyone,” he said.
Friends Mourn Lilian Achieng Aluko
Friends mourned Lilian as a productive and inspiring person whose future has been cut short. She was a former presenter at Radio 44.
“I’m heartbroken and devastated because her light has been taken too soon. What we just wish is just for her,” her sister, Diane Aluko said.
“We have lost a very good girl in the hands of a person she really loved,” a friend said.
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According to the police report, Lilian’s body was found with injuries to her head and a knife wound on her right ear.
The police recovered a kitchen knife at the crime scene, believed to be the murder weapon.
Furthermore, the police report indicates that the suspect switched off his phone and went into hiding after committing the crime.
Lilian’s body was moved to the Kenyatta Memorial Funeral Home for storage as investigations into the incident continue.
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Ruto Pledges to Combat Femicide Cases
This comes after the National Police Service (NPS) revealed that murders of women have increased, with 97 cases reported in the last three months.
Speaking on November 3, President William Ruto stated that the government will do everything possible to combat cases of femicide in the country.
Ruto emphasized that the government will provide resources to the police to address the crime.
He remarked that the increase in femicide cases presents both a criminal and moral crisis for the country.
“Our girls are being killed. People who we should be showing love, people who we should be loving, are being killed. How can it be that our girls, the Kenyan women who expect us to love them, are dying at the hands of men?” he posed.
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