The Milimani High Court on September 17, 2025 issued a warrant of arrest against the prime suspect in the 2012 murder of Agnes Wanjiru Wanjiku, which occurred in Nanyuki town, Laikipia East Sub-County.

Agnes, then aged 21, was last seen alive on the night of March 31, 2012, in the company of a British Army soldier in uniform at the Lion’s Court Lodge. Her body was later discovered on June 5, 2012, inside a septic tank at the same lodge.

The case was initially reported as a missing person incident at Nanyuki Police Station. However, following the discovery and retrieval of her body, an inquest was opened.

On November 5, 2019, a Principal Magistrate at the Nanyuki Law Courts ruled that Agnes had been murdered and directed that further investigations be conducted with a view to prosecuting the culpable parties.

Subsequently, detectives from the DCI Homicide Unit took over the case and launched extensive investigations. 

This necessitated cooperation with the United Kingdom through a Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) framework. The UK authorities honoured the MLA request, enabling homicide detectives to travel to the UK on September 14, 2023, July 24, 2024, and July 30, 2024, to pursue critical leads.

Upon conclusion of the investigations, the resultant file was forwarded to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) for review and direction.

On Wednesday, the ODPP successfully applied for an arrest warrant at the Milimani High Court. The Warrant was issued to the Interpol United Kingdom through the DCI Headquarters in Nairobi, pending commencement of the extradition process.

Meanwhile, the National Police Service appreciated the invaluable support extended by the UK Government throughout the course of investigations and reaffirmed its  commitment to ensuring justice for Agnes Wanjiru is served.