Former Miss Kenya Cecilia Mwangi’s mother has been found murdered at their Sango Farm in Kitale, Trans Nzoia County. The body of Mrs. Sarah Mwangi, 59, was retrieved from her chicken house on Monday evening, bringing to an end a search that began late last week following her mysterious disappearance.

The search for her whereabouts over the past week proved futile until they were attracted to a lone chicken house from whence the stench of her body was coming from.

Police in Kitale have launched a manhunt for the suspect in the murder. Kitale OCPD Jackson Mwenga said three suspects are in police custody, among them a house help, and are assisting police with investigations.

“We must get to the bottom of this matter to ascertain who has behind this act and what the motive behind it was,” said the police boss in Kitale on Wednesday.

“The mutilated body also had wire strangle marks on the neck meaning she might have been strangled,” said Mr Mwenga.

Cecilia Mwangi, now a prominent anti-jigger campaigner, said she sensed trouble last week when she could not reach her mother on phone. This prompted her to inquire from a local pastor who broke the news of her mother’s disappearance.

“I tried calling her phone on Thursday and Friday and I could not reach her. I later came to learn that she had gone missing,” said Cecilia Mwangi.