Kenya Wraps Up its Investigation Into the 2012 death of Agnes Wanjiru, Which was Connected to British Soldiers

Kenyan criminal investigators announced Monday that they have completed their investigation into the 2012 death of a young mother who was last seen alive while in the company of British soldiers training in the nation.

The public prosecutor’s office announced that it had received the file and assembled a group of senior prosecutors to examine the case. Weeks after witnesses reported seeing 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru leaving a bar with British soldiers, her body was discovered in a septic tank in Nanyuki town, north of Mount Kenya.

Since no one had been charged in court, Wanjiru’s family had previously complained about delayed justice. Today’s encounter with Agnes Wanjiru’s family was incredibly humbling. Healey said in a statement on X, “They have demonstrated such strength in their long fight for justice in the 13 years since her death. We will remain committed to providing the Kenyan government with our full support.”

I will emphasise the need to accelerate progress in this case,” Healey said when he announced that he will meet with Kenyan President William Ruto. After being “offered too many empty promises,” the family expressed gratitude for meeting Healey in a statement released by the British embassy. They said they hoped Kenya and the United Kingdom would cooperate to resolve the issue.

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