Authorities have initiated a manhunt for a man who savagely killed his wife and two children in the Yare region of Samburu County, Kenya.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) released a statement on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, indicating that the suspect, 28-year-old Wycliffe Otieno Odero, stabbed his wife to death before brutally murdering his two young daughters while they slept, after returning home intoxicated.
“The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is appealing for information from members of the public that may lead to the arrest of 28-year-old WYCLIFFE OTIENO ODERO, whose photograph appears below,” the statement read.
“Odero is wanted in connection with the brutal m8rder of his wife and two children on September 27, 2025, in Yare area of Samburu Central Sub-County.
“On that tragic night, the suspect returned to their rented house on the Maralal–Nyahururu road, where he resided with his wife, Ann Njeri Atheera, and their daughters, Natalia Nyambura (6) and Tyra Jones (4).
“In a fit of drunken rage, he attacked his wife, inflicting fatal stab wounds before turning his violent outburst on the two sleeping children, tragically slitting their throats. He then fled into the night and has been evading capture ever since.
“Despite ongoing efforts to trail and arrest the suspect, detectives have been unsuccessful thus far.
“If you have any information that could lead to his arrest, report to the nearest police station or through.”
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