Two Arrested In Connection With The Rape And Murder Of Moi University Student
Two suspects have been arrested following the murder of a third year Moi University student yesterday morning.
According to a press release released by Professor Richard Mibey, the Vice Chancellor of Moi University, police have nabbed two suspects who are being held in Eldoret Police Station for further interrogation.
Charity Maina, a third year education student in the School of Arts and Social Sciences was found raped and murdered near privates rented hostels in the expansive Kesses-based institution of higher learning.
Her rape and murder sparked massive outrage from students who went on rampage, burning a police land cruiser that had arrived to ferry the remains of the student to the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital Morgue in Eldoret.
The students barricaded roads in the university and engaged the police in running battles, demanding the administration to explain why it has failed to offer enough security to the students.
A source from the institution reveals that tension still remains high as students demand to be released from the institution as learning cannot continue while justice has not been served to their colleague.
Here is the press release from the VC:
