Victim №1: SNIPER

The murder of Meru based journalist Daniel Muthiani AKA ‘Sniper’

Daniel Muthiani, widely known as “Sniper,” was a prominent Meru-based political commentator and blogger whose brutal murder in December 2023 sparked national outrage. He was abducted on December 2, 2023, after reportedly being lured to a meeting with Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza’s associate, Vincent Muriithi Kirimi. His body was later found on December 16, 2023, in the Mutonga River in Tharaka Nithi County, showing signs of severe torture, including broken ribs and head injuries.