Nyandarua: Missing KAG Pastor Found Dead, Body Dumped In Sasumwa Dam

• Nyandarua police commander Francis Mwangi said the pastor who ministers at Kenya Assemblies of God church in Engineer town went missing on Wednesday, August 3
• On the day he went missing, the pastor, identified as Thuo, allegedly received a call from unknown people
• Police said Thuo was found murdered, and his body dumped in Sasumwa Dam, Nyandarua county

Nyandarua - Police at Kinangop, Nyandarua county are investigating an incident where a missing pastor was found dead under mysterious circumstances.

Pastor received call from unknown people

Inooro FM reported that the body of a pastor of the Kenya Assemblies of God church in Engineer town was found dumped in Sasumwa Dam in Njabini.

Identified as Pastor Thuo, went missing on Wednesday, August 2, before his body was discovered early Friday, August 4, several metres from his home.

Nyandarua police commander Francis Mwangi confirmed the incident, saying the motive of the killing remains unknown.

The police boss said preliminary investigations showed the deceased received a call from unknown people on the day he went missing.

Bungoma pastor kills wife

In other sad news, police in Bungoma county are investigating an incident where a local pastor allegedly killed his wife before attempting to take his own life.

Gerald Kamanga Gichohi, a pastor at Victory Centre in Bungoma town, allegedly killed his wife, Margaret Wanjiku Kamanga, before dumping her body in a ditch.

Bungoma County Police Commander Francis Kooli revealed that the suspect sent a text to his younger brother informing him of his offence, NTV reported.

The text message details the suspect's transgressions and plans to take his own life.

“At around 22.35 hours, we got a report from the suspect’s brother that he had received a suicidal text message from his elder brother. The message also had details of his wife’s murder,” Kooli said.

In the message, the suspect asked his brother not to inform his son about the death of his mother once he was done with exams.

In the text, he further directed his brother to sell a piece of land and take care of his son after his mother's burial.

The suspect allegedly travelled to Nyandurua county where he attempted to take his own life before he was saved and arrested by the police.

“The suspect is being monitored before being taken in to answer for murder charges,” Kooli added.