True Crime Kenya

In Part 2 of True Crime Kenya: The Samuel Wanjiru Story, the investigation deepens into the shocking and mysterious death of Kenya’s Olympic champion. Conflicting witness accounts, explosive family disputes, paternity claims, and post-mortem contradictions paint a tangled web of secrets and suspicion. Was it an accident, suicide, or cold-blooded murder? The truth remains as elusive as the man himself.

Cover Art:

F.Nur, PitchR Media

Editing/Production:

F. Nur, PitchR Media

Theme Song:

"Dunia Ina Mambo" by Just A Band (original song by The Mighty Cavaliers)

CREDITS

1. KBC News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrbXPEPhJk4

2. Citizen TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFaZ2klPrcU

3. The East African Standard

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/the-

standard/article/2000035498/is-this-man-wanjirus-father

4. Emily Kimani

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbAXN4jwiU8

5. The East African Standard

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/business/article/2000035952/another-man-

emerges-claims-to-be-wanjirus-father

6. Citizen Weekend

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUtiqhZryMw0:26

7. The Daily Nation

https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/athletics/track-star-was-drunk-when-

he-fell-off-balcony--769116

8. The Star

https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/big-read/2017-03-06-six-men-entered-samuel-

wanjirus-home-before-he-died--mother

9. Citizen TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loY48P5KoHE

10. Capital News

https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2011/05/wanjiru-was-also-mine-woman-

claims/

11. ESPN

https://www.espn.com/olympics/trackandfield/news/story?id=6651346

12. KTN Case files

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMgTEo3ARzI

13. Green Red Productions (ADHD Meditation Sound)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG2IK8oRZNA

In Part 1 of this two-part series, we explore the meteoric rise of Samuel Kamau Wanjiru, the Kenyan long-distance runner whose rare talent catapulted him into the global spotlight.

From humble beginnings in Nyahururu to shattering Olympic records in Beijing at just 22, Samuel seemed destined for greatness until the pressures of sudden fame, his personal struggles, and turbulent lifestyle began to cast long shadows on his bright future. 

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Cover Art:

F.Nur, PitchR Media

Editing/Production:

F. Nur, PitchR Media

Theme Song:

"Dunia Ina Mambo" by Just A Band (original song by The Mighty Cavaliers)

REFERENCES -

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Wanjiru
2. https://olympics.com/en/athletes/samuel-wanjiru
3. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13414257
4. https://ntvkenya.co.ke/news/inquest-into-death-of-athlete-samuel-wanjiru-rules-out-murder-suicide/
5. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/17/sports/sammy-wanjiru-marathon-champion-is-dead-at-24.html
6. https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/national/article/2001412215/the-death-of-a-god
7. https://www.pulsesports.co.ke/athletics/story/samuel-wanjiru-kenyan-marathon-icon-whose-legacy-lives-on-13-years-since-his-untimely-demise-2024051723031165432
8. https://grantland.com/features/anna-clark-mysterious-death-sammy-wanjiru/
9. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-12095635
10. https://www.worldmarathonmajors.com/content-hub/world-marathon-majors-press-release-and-tribute-to-sammy-wanjiru
11. https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/lessons-be-learned-death-samuel-wanjiru
12. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/17/sports/marathon-champion-dies-in-fall-from-balcony.html
13. https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/athletics/10-years-later-athlete-samuel-wanjiru-s-family-focuses-on-inquest--3402754
14. https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/athletics/court-told-the-late-samuel-wanjiru-was-hit-with-blunt-object-3268962
15. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/may/16/sammy-wanjiru-obituary
16. https://www.france24.com/en/20080824-kenyas-wanjiru-breaks-olympic-marathon-record-beijing-2008-marathon
17. https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/economy/fresh-claim-on-samuel-wanjiru-s-estate--2004184 
18. https://sportshistoryke.home.blog/2019/10/13/the-sad-story-of-samuel-wanjiru/
19. https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/athletics-kenyas-samuel-wanjiru-killed-not-suicide-pathologist
20. https://www.kenyaforum.net/investigative/samuel-wanjiru-was-killed-pathologist-attests/
21. Channel 5 Chicago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqGgp8teqrw 
22. Citizen TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s28kVxQYnTI
23. Nation Media https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/athletics/my-life-with-star-wanjiru--769492
24. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Wacera_Ngugi
25. CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/12/30/olympic.champion.wanjiru.arrested/index.html

This is the story of Kenyan marathon runner Lucy Muhami, whose incredible athletic career spanned over 12 years. Known for her fierce determination and endurance, Lucy was a shining star in the world of long-distance running. But as her success and financial status grew, so did the shadows of envy that lurked behind the scenes.

CREDITS -

Cover Art

F.Nur, PitchR Media:

Editing/Production:

Theme Song:

Character Voices:

- Bueno

- Sheriff Okonkwo

News Credits & Clips:

World Athletics

https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/luci-njeri-muhami-14289299

The Daily Nation

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/lucy-njeri-my-husband-paid-hitmen-sh1-5-million-to-kill-me-but-i-

talked-them-out-of-it-4087606

Nairobi News

https://nairobinews.nation.africa/leaked-conversation-between-athlete-and-hitmen-hired-to-kill-

his-wife/

Our final episode of Season 1 is the tragic story of Philomena Njeri and Jonathan Mukundi, a couple whose seemingly perfect marriage, successful business and luxurious lifestyle unraveled into a nightmare. Once deeply in love, their relationship's cracks slowly fractured under the weight of escalating tension. What began as a fairytale romance ultimately ended in a shocking crime that left family and friends questioning how things went so horribly wrong.

Credits:

Cover Art

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Theme Song

News Credits & Clips:

The Star:

https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2021-08-06-njeri-mukundi-were-opposite-in-character-but-so-

deeply-in-love/

Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5awqY8UFQYM

Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUszZR5yyGw

Kenyans.co.ke:

https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/67262-interesting-new-details-emerge-philomena-njeris-death

Mpasho:

https://mpasho.co.ke/crime/2021-08-06-she-was-dead-asleep-philomena-njeris-last-moments-

alive/

The Daily Nation:

https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/kiambu/suspected-murder-suicide-in-kiambu-shines-

spotlight-on-gun-licences--3498310

Ajabu Africa:

https://www.ajabuafrica.net/short-lived-reunion-by-estranged-couple-ends-in-murder-suicide-

2247.html

Nairobi Leo:

https://www.nairobileo.co.ke/news/article/3890/more-details-emerge-on-case-where-jonathan-

mukundi-gachunga-shot-his-wife-philomena-njeri-dead-then-committed-suicide

KBC News:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWCmmR515ls

Pulse Live:

https://www.pulselive.co.ke/news/secret-investments-and-other-fights-that-broke-kiambu-

couples-marriage/f0lmj6v

TV47:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BamJqtaX16w

Citizen TV Kenya:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYchPGYLvyw&rco=1

Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5awqY8UFQYM

The Daily Nation:

https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/kiambu/suspected-murder-suicide-in-kiambu-shines-

spotlight-on-gun-licences--3498310

This is the story of Kate Mitchell: a British woman who met her untimely end in Kenya under mysterious circumstances. Her final night is a maze of puzzling events, unanswered questions, and haunting clues that have left investigators and loved ones searching for the truth. Was this a murder, or was there something more sinister at play?

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Editing/Production

Theme Song

News Credits & Clips:

Aludah Klemarz TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxc7uRy7bGY

Pulse Live Kenya

https://www.pulselive.co.ke/news/bbc-employee-kate-michell-had-won-a-grant-hours-

before-she-died-in-kenya-brother/z6qn38f

Nation News

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/tamati-mauti-man-linked-to-bbc-worker-s-death-loved-

to-make-all-laugh--3638370

Pulse Live TV

https://www.pulselive.co.ke/news/bbc-employee-kate-michell-had-won-a-grant-hours-

before-she-died-in-kenya-brother/z6qn38f

The Star

https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2021-11-23-man-linked-to-killing-of-bbc-employee-in-

nairobi-was-her-fixer-officials-say/

Tuko News

https://www.tuko.co.ke/world/434328-kate-mitchell-bbc-journalist-found-dead-nairobi-

hotel/

The Saturday Standard

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/health/counties/article/2001430789/tamati-mauti-the-

bwana-raha-who-loved-politics-karaoke-and-the-altar

The Daily Nation

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/dan-mauti-postmortem-report-on-my-son-tamati-mauti-

doesn-t-add-up-3632722

Nairobi Leo

https://www.nairobileo.co.ke/news/article/5176/fresh-details-emerge-on-tamati-mauti-

man-suspected-to-have-killed-bbc-manager-kate-mitchell-at-a-nairobi-hotel

Mpasho

https://mpasho.co.ke/exclusives/2021-11-24-no-one-will-stand-at-your-funeral-tamati-

mautis-last-posts/

Breaking Kenya News

https://www.breakingkenyanews.com/2021/12/tamati-mauti-man-linked-to-bbc-

workers.html

Nairobi Leo

https://www.nairobileo.co.ke/news/article/5191/father-of-tamati-mauti-man-accused-of-

killing-bbcs-kate-mitchell-speaks-out-accuses-police-of-frustrating-his-family

This is the story of Dr James Nganga Muiruri: a promising young man, whose future was shattered after a fateful night out.

Credits:

Cover Art

Editing/Production

Theme Song

News Credits & Clips:

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/officer-to-die-for-killing-doctor-955762

On Part 2 of The Thika Bank Heist, join us as we find out exactly who these robbers were, what motivated their daring venture and what happened after they finally got their hands on the prize.

Credits:

Cover Art

Editing/Production

Theme Song

News Credits & Clips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMEd-l7-hzo

https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/news/it-s-normal-suspects-father-says-of-sh52-million-kcb-thika-heist-2179638

https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017-11-27-learned-suspects-in-kcb-thika-heist-deny-charges-remain-in-custody/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX6GOAypcaM

In Part 1 of this 2-part episode, we explore the story of the Thika Bank Heist.  Inspired by the plot of a popular Hollywood movie, a close group of friends meticulously crafted a plan to infiltrate one of the most secure financial institutions in Thika. Drawing from the cinematic genius of heist films, they employed a combination of cunning strategy and brazen audacity to execute a robbery that would go down in Kenyan history.

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Cover Art

Editing/Production

Theme Song

News Credits & Clips:

https://www.the-star.co.ke/counties/central/2019-03-14-30-witnesses-to-testify-against-thika-bank-heist-suspects/

https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2017/11/3-suspects-in-thika-bank-robbery-due-in-court-sh17-6mn-recovered/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Kenya/comments/tf2zcz/kcb_thika_heist/?rdt=54242

https://www.citizen.digital/news/police-seize-equipment-used-in-thika-kcb-bank-heist-183095

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/behind-the-sh52-million-thika-kcb-bank-robbery-mystery--483202

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtUJ57WT9Yk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bank_Job

https://twitter.com/RBudhdev/status/934386042446270465

This is the heartbreaking story of Keagan Githua, a beloved 24 year old whose life was tragically cut short by a senseless crime of opportunity. Keagan's story is one of promise, lost opportunity, and the permanent stain violence leaves on innocent lives, reminding us of the fragility of our existence.

Credits:

Cover Art

Editing/Production

Theme Song

News Credits & Clips:

The Daily Nation
https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/kiambu/revealed-student-17-main-suspect-in-murder-of-keagan-githua-at-ridgeways-4030132

The Star

https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2022-11-15-four-suspects-linked-to-murder-of-keagan-githua-in-ridgeways-arrested/

Citizen Digital
https://www.citizen.digital/news/prime-suspect-in-keagan-githuas-murder-arrested-n309697

Kenyans.Co.Ke

https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/82019-dci-reveals-how-matatu-stage-attendant-targeted-keagan-githua

Swala Nyeti
https://swalanyeti.co.ke/news/article/5374/4-suspects-linked-to-gruesome-murder-of-keagan-githua-in-ridgeways-arrested

Pulse Live Kenya
https://www.pulselive.co.ke/news/suspects-linked-to-death-of-strathmore-university-graduate-keagan-githua-arrested/1sq6c2d

Capital FM
https://www.pulselive.co.ke/news/suspects-linked-to-death-of-strathmore-university-graduate-keagan-githua-arrested/1sq6c2d

Tuko Newshttps

https://www.tuko.co.ke/kenya/483696-githuraimatatu-state-attendant-arrested-nairobi-graduants-murder-in/

K24 TV
https://www.k24tv.co.ke/news/keagan-githuas-killer-arrested-86847/

The Nairobi Review
https://nairobireview.africa/prime-suspect-keagan-githuas-murder-arrested/

The Standard
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/health/features/article/2001460661/deadly-boda-boda-riding-thugs-on-the-loose-in-city-urban-areas

The Standard
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/health/features/article/2001460661/deadly-boda-boda-riding-thugs-on-the-loose-in-city-urban-areas

Lynn Ngugi Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAqwr_z9jcw

This is the story of Rahab Karisa: 

In this heart-wrenching episode, we explore a shocking murder that rocked the country and sparked a chilling question: Can we ever fully vet the people we invite to work in our homes? Join us as we explore the devastating consequences of misplaced trust in this haunting story.

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News Credits & Clips:

LinkedIn

The Nairobian

Citizen Digital

CITIZEN TV

Nairobi Wire

NATION TV

Nation Media

Tuko News

Pulse

People Daily

KENYA NEWS AGENCY

Facebook

KENYANS.CO.KE