Victoria Mumbua Murder: Prime Suspect's Criminal Past Including Killings Of Taxi Drivers

Edwin Ng'etich, who was arrested in connection to the mysterious murder of Victoria Mumbua Muloki, a Mombasa-based taxi driver who was abducted and killed, wields a criminal past that includes instances of murders of other taxi drivers.

As of Saturday, October 5, detectives investigating the case made a breakthrough on the crime record of the main murder suspect, with police revealing that Ng'etich has been linked to several other murders in the country, suggesting a disturbing pattern of violence that points to him as a potential serial offender.

Detectives now believe that the suspect might be part of a group that targets drivers before killing them and stealing their vehicles.

In one such criminal eventuality in July 2024, the suspect had contracted another taxi driver before killing him, dumping his body and escaping with his motor vehicle.

Edwin Ng'etich, arrested in connection with the mysterious murder of Victoria Mumbua. /X

According to detectives, Ng'etich called on the services of the slain taxi driver, George Njuguna, to facilitate a car hire business from Kisii to Nairobi.

However, somewhere along the way in Gilgil, police believed that Ng'etich abducted his victim, murdered him, and dumped his body in Gilgil before making away with his motor vehicle, which was later sold to a third person in Nakuru city. It has since been recovered.

Meanwhile, an autopsy of Mumbua's body is expected to take place on Monday. The Mombasa-based taxi driver, went missing on Friday, September 27, after accepting a ride request from a Kenyan who wanted to be taken from Mombasa to Samburu.

Following the suspect's arrest, a series of contradicting reports emerged after Mumbua's mother Anne Kanini received information that her daughter had been found injured and unconscious in Migori county and would be airlifted back to Mombasa.

Hours after the update, however, neither the family nor the media had received further information on Mumbua's whereabouts, sparking concern. Later, it became clear that Mumbua's family fell for misleading information after the victim's mother revealed they had sent Ksh20,000 to someone in Migori who said the money would facilitate Mumbua's transportation back to Mombasa.

The caller switched off their phone after receiving the aforementioned amount from Mumbua's family, who were left guessing about the fate of their kin, particularly because police spokesperson Resila Onyango also appeared to corroborate reports that the taxi driver had been found.

With the motive of the murder remaining unknown, the chain of events casts serious doubt on the conduct of the police, who had beforehand told the media that Mumbua was found alive.