Matheri Test

Kenya cannot claim to be any holier than the next country as far as crime is concerned. Car jackings bank robberies and home break-ins are so much in the news we are almost getting used to them. The removal and sale of human parts is not new either. These bizarre incidences have been around since the early 90s. But there’s a new breed of sick minds on the loose. Guys who kill just for the thrill of it. The kind we read about in True detective magazines and Anne Rule novels. Or watch them on true crime programs. Now we have our very own - Simon Matheri and the vampire Godfrey Matheri for example.

For now let’s look at Matheri the vampire. In his defense he says that he was sent for human blood by a local Bishop - Jeremiah Pallangyo of New Hope for all Nations. It would probably not be strange if indeed the bishop asked for blood. There are enough cults doing the rounds and Naivasha for some reason seems to have more than it’s fair share of them. But before implicating the Bishop Matheri should have a thorough psychiatric examination in the hands of qualified doctors because chances are he’s mentally sick and could very easily be lying. Furthermore, raping and keeping the victims’ underpants as trophies cannot possibly be what the Bishop ordered. That must be for his own twisted pleasure. His kind is well described in many Murder profile books.

Looking at the whole saga from the victims eyes, it’s difficult to fathom the absolute terror that they go through. One look at Matheri even on TV is enough to send shivers down the spines of viewers. Seeing him up close siphoning blood? Like the young victim who says he drew blood and when it was not enough he cut her up in some other place and drew more until he filled a cup. The he proceeded to drink it. It’s a good thing she survived. Such a person may require very intensive counseling.

Now for the residents of Kihoto. They seem to know the guy and what has been going on quite well. How come he survived to spread his terror for so long. And the police, I’m no detective but I see on CSI and other programs crime scenes getting sealed off for fine tooth combing. Did demolishing his house not probably bury some important clues that might have helped in further