My child’s murder only made me stronger, says magistrate

Caroline Kemei and her son Brian water flowers at her late daughter's grave. Ms Kemei a Resident Magistrate spoke for the first time about her daughter saying she had a premonition before was abducted and killed in Meru two months ago.

As a Senior Resident Magistrate, Caroline Kemei had often offered counsel to dozens of people who appeared in her courtroom, having gone through some of the most difficult situations. This time though, it was different. She was the one facing the horror she had so often heard of from other people.

In her first interview since her nine-year-old daughter was killed in September, Ms Kemei of Githongo Law Courts in Meru speaks about premonitions the girl had hours before she went missing.