Man Arrested in Kenya for Possession of His Wife’s Dismembered Body Parts

Detectives have arrested a 29-year-old man, John Kiama Wambua, for the alleged murder of his wife in Nairobi, Kenya. 

Officers on patrol intercepted the suspect who was walking along Kelly Towers at 5:00 am on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, while carrying a suspicious bag. 

Upon examination, the bag was found to contain human body parts belonging to a young woman.

Directorates of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in a statement on Wednesday, January 22, said Wambua confessed that the body parts belonged to his wife, Joy Fridah Munani, 19. 

He also led the detectives to his house where more dismembered parts were recovered beneath his bed. 

“While making their final morning patrol around Kelly Towers in Huruma at around 5 am, Huruma Police Patrol team stopped the suspect – John Kiama Wambua – who suspiciously clung to the heavy backpack,” the statement read. 

“With reasons to believe that Wambua could be ferrying or trafficking something illegal, the officers conducted a search, and to their shock discovered part of a mutilated human body. 

“On quick interrogation, the suspect alleged that the same belonged to his wife, Joy Fridah Munani, 19.

“Wambua who appeared unperturbed by the discovery led the officers to his house where the other body parts were recovered under his bed.

“In the single room with a bloody floor of which no scene could be more horrendous, the officers also recovered a sharp knife and the victim’s clothes soaked in blood. Also established was that some body parts were still missing.

“The scene was processed by CSI detectives, who believe that the blood-stained knife was used to execute the heinous act.

“Meanwhile, Wambua has been processed for arraignment to answer to the charge of murder as detectives embark on a mission to recover the rest of the body parts and establish the motivation behind the despicable act.”