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Kenya: Man Held As Self-Confessed Killer Probe Gets Underway

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Detectives yesterday arrested a man in Kitengela town in connection with macabre killings attributed to Masten Milimu Wanjala, who on Wednesday confessed to have killed 13 children.

Mr Mofat Wanjala, 24, an egg vendor who is believed to be Mr Milimu’s cousin, was picked up from his one-bedroom rental house at Gracious estate in Kitengela, Kajiado County.

A detective privy to the investigations said the suspect was a close affiliate of Mr Milimu’s and is expected to help unravel the mystery of the multiple killings.

The suspect, who residents said hawks eggs on a trolley near the Kenya Power EPZ office in the town, has since been handed over to a team that is handling the case at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters in Nairobi for further interrogation.

Mr Milimu, the main suspect in the matter, was picked up along Mwireri road on Tuesday, not far from Gracious estate, where he was reportedly being housed by Mr Wanjala.

Residents described the self-confessed children killer as a loner.

Brutal murders

“We did not know his name, but he frequented the back alleys of the town, which are always teeming with idle youths. He was a reclusive man and not very easy to approach or strike a conversation with,” said a boda-boda rider who operates along Mwireri street.

Detectives are also working to unravel the identity of two boys from Kitengela whom Mr Milimu confessed to have murdered.

Mr Wanjala said he killed the two – who were aged between 12 and 13 – in the last two months.