Kenyans on Tuesday August 3, 2021 woke up to shocking news of a man killing his suspected pregnant wife before turning gun on himself in Kiambu County.
It was reported that Jonathan Mukundi, a 42-year-old businessman killed his wife on the night of Monday August 2 in their matrimonial home then later shot himself in a suspected suicide.
The incident was discovered by friends, who had tried to reach out to the couple through phone calls, unsuccessfully.
It is at the time, when the said friends and neighbors decided to report the matter to the police and on storming the house in the company of the officers, the lifeless bodies of the couple were discovered.
The wife, Philomena Njeri was lying on the bed while Mukundi was on the floor, with the door to their bedroom locked from the inside.
Barely two days after the bodies being discovered, fresh details about the couple have emerged.
Reports now indicate that the 30-year-old Njeri, who was married to Mukundi for about 5 years was desperate for children, but the husband was against the idea.
However, it has now emerged that Mukundi was impotent but he never told his wife Njeri.
According to a report by The Star, Njeri had just gotten pregnant, and the husband knew very well that he was not the one responsible for the pregnancy.
That is when the husband started suspecting that his wife had a secret affair with another man, and he felt betrayed.
It is believed that Mukundi worked with insurance companies and bought vehicles that had been written off and sold spare parts. One of his friends who spoke to the local daily revealed that the spare parts business was being run by Njeri.
According to the friends and workers in the home, the happy situation started deteriorating badly in the sixth year of their marriage.
They are said to have been frequently arguing, and sometimes it was heated, with childlessness being the main topic.
A close friend of the couple confirmed Mukundi has two children and a wife in Belgium. He also said that Njeri was pregnant but it was through in vitro fertilisation (IVF).
It is said that trouble started after Mukundi discovered that Njeri hadMukundi had just returned to their Kirigiti house recently after a brief separation and the couple were together on Monday evening.
Reports further indicate that he had moved to the Kirigiti area after building a large maisonette in 2014. He often held lavish parties attended by prominent people.
The maisonette on a large parcel of land extending to a stream is well secured with a heavy metal gate, security cameras and 12 German Shepherd dogs.