NAIROBI, Kenya – The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched a nationwide manhunt for a man accused of brutally murdering his wife and two young daughters in Samburu County late last month.
The suspect, identified as 28-year-old Wycliffe Otieno Odero, allegedly stabbed his wife, Ann Njeri Atheera, to death before killing their daughters, Natalia Nyambura (6) and Tyra Jones (4), in their sleep on the night of September 27, 2025.
According to the DCI, Odero returned home drunk to their rented house along the Maralal–Nyahururu road in the Yare area, where the family lived, before turning violent.
“In a fit of drunken rage, he attacked his wife, inflicting fatal stab wounds before turning his violent outburst on the two sleeping children, tragically slitting their throats,” the DCI said in a statement.
WANTED MURDER SUSPECTThe Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is appealing for information from members of the public that may lead to the arrest of 28-year-old WYCLIFFE OTIENO ODERO, whose photograph appears below.Odero is wanted in connection with the brutal murder
The suspect reportedly fled immediately after the killings and has been on the run since, evading several police dragnets.
Detectives have appealed to members of the public to volunteer any information that could help trace Odero’s whereabouts by reporting to the nearest police station or through the #FichuaKwaDCI platform.
The DCI described the killings as “gruesome and deeply disturbing,” vowing to ensure the suspect faces justice once arrested.
