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Michael Mwaniki alias Mwanii: The life story of Kenya’s notorious police killer with a taste for pretty girls

Michael Mwaniki alias Mwanii and Claire Njoki
  • Michael George Mwaniki alias Mwanii was Kenya’s notorious police killer
  • He had a penchant for police blood, ostensibly to raise his profile in the crime world. 
  • Mwanii was known to be a loud mouth and a taste for pretty girls

On Sunday August 20, a ruthless gangster was shot dead at Witeithie area, Kiambu County.

The death of Michael George Mwaniki alias Mwanii or Sparta marked the end of one of the biggest police killers in Kenya, a man so trigger happy he would openly brag about killing security officers.

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