Lucy Wanjiru, mother to two brothers Fredrick Muriithi and Victor Mwangi killed in Kitengela alongside their two cousins has refuted claims they were robbers.

The grief-stricken mother who came back from the United Kingdom to bid her sons goodbye said they were brought up in church.

Reliving their last moments during an interview with a local TV station, Lucy shared:

"I talked to the last born on Friday on 6th as he was going for a birthday party, I sent him some cash.

Freddie said he would not go for the party and opted to remain behind."

Days later Lucy could not get in touch with her sons something that was very unusual.

'I tried to reach them but I could not get through.

I called my pastor I requested him to help look for them, the pastor waited for them only for me to be called and told that they had been killed.

My kids are not criminals, I brought them up in church."

The two brothers and their two cousins had gone to visit a relative in Kitengela for a housewarming party and to celebrate the birthday of one of them.

Unbeknown to them was that it would be the final journey for Fred Mureithi, 30, his younger brother Victor Mwangi who was celebrating his 25th birthday, and their two cousins Mike George, 29, and Nicholas Musa, 28.

At around 6pm, the two brothers left to look for a place they could buy chicken in Kisaju but a stop near a riverbank at Enkamulyat area, some 14km from Kitengela town, was where death lay in wait.

Residents who saw motorbikes parked by the riverbank thought the owners were out to steal their cattle.

They raised an alarm and without listening to the young men's plea, speared the four to death.

The area which is commonly referred to Kitengela Reserve has had cases of cattle theft.

Close friends said the four had arrived in Kitengela in three motorcycles.

Upon their arrival, the four went to George's sister's newly built house where they were hosted.

A close friend of the four, Francis Ndegwa told the Star the four agreed to have a chicken for supper and that is when they went out on their three motorbikes to look for the chicken.

Ndegwa said when the four arrived at a riverbed and were about to cross, some people stopped them and inquired where they were going but even before they were answered, the residents raised alarm calling for back up and more residents came to the scene.

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