Agnes Wanjiru murder: High Court grants arrest warrant against Briton

The High Court has issued a warrant of arrest for a United Kingdom (UK) national wanted in connection with the 2012 death of Kenyan woman Agnes Wanjiru Wanjiku.

Wanjiru’s lifeless body was found dumped in a sewer in Nanyuki, three months after her disappearance in the company of British soldiers on the night of March 31 2012.

Twenty-two months later, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) recommended an inquest.

The inquest determined that Wanjiru was murdered.

What followed was a report published in the Sunday Times on 7 November 2021, revealing that the identity of the perpetrator was known.

Justice Alexander Muteti, sitting in Milimani, granted the order on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, after finding there was a sufficient basis to compel the suspect to appear before a Kenyan court for trial.

The national is said to be outside the jurisdiction of Kenya.

The particulars of the offence are "that on the night of March 31/ April 1, 2012, at Lions court lodge in Nanyuki within Laikipia county, you murdered Agnes Wanjiru Wanjiku," the court documents dated September 15, 2025, state.

Prosecutors Vincent Monda and Gikui Gichuhi told the court that despite extensive investigations, the suspect has not presented himself to Kenyan authorities and remains abroad.

They requested the court to grant a warrant to facilitate formal processes for the suspect’s arrest and surrender.

Granting the order, Justice Muteti ruled that there is probable cause to require the suspect to be extradited to the Kenyan jurisdiction.

"There is probable cause to order an arrest for the accused to surrender before this court for a trial," the judge said.

"This court grants the warrant of arrest on the national who is said not to be in the jurisdiction of Kenya,” the judge said, directing that law-enforcement agencies work with relevant international partners to enforce the warrant.

The case is now set for mention on October 21, 2025.