For days, she barely slept. Every creak of the floorboards, every shadow outside her window sent waves of panic through her. The memory of that night—when two men broke into her home, held her at knifepoint, and stole her car—played in a relentless loop in her mind.
The attack on January 23 in Sagana, Kirinyaga County, left her shaken. She had been asleep when the robbers crept through the kitchen door. Before she could react, a knife was pressed against her. “Stay quiet, or we’ll kill you,” they told her. They claimed they were sent by her former house help to collect an unpaid salary of Sh1,800.
One man restrained her while the other bound her new house help in a separate room. Then, they looted everything within reach—two mobile phones, a 50-inch television, a microwave, and her most prized possession: a sky-blue Honda Fit, registration number KCD 472A. Inside was her purse with Sh12,000 and personal documents.
“I felt helpless. Violated. I prayed that I would make it out alive,” she said.
The next few days were a blur of fear and frustration. Would she ever see her car again? Would the police find the men who had shattered her sense of security?
Then, a breakthrough. Detectives, piecing together forensic clues, traced one of the suspects to Kiawara. In a swift raid, 29-year-old Samuel Kirweru Kinyua was arrested, and her stolen car was recovered. His accomplice remains at large.
When officers called her with the news, she broke down in relief. “God was with me through it all,” she said. “The prayers, the support from friends—it gave me strength.”
Still, she knows the journey isn’t over. The trauma lingers, and justice has yet to be fully served. But for now, she holds on to hope.
Kinyua remains in custody, awaiting arraignment. Detectives continue their search for his partner in crime, determined to bring closure to a woman who is still learning how to feel safe again.
