High Court Orders Pre-Bail Report for Husband Linked to Wife’s Murder
“The outcome of the probation officer’s report will determine the suitability of freeing the suspect Francis Ndirangu on bail and bond,”

Femicide activists join grieving family and friends outside Eldoret High Court to demand justice for Rael Cherop Biwott
The High Court in Eldoret has ordered a pre-bail report for Francis Ndirangu, a businessman linked to the gruesome murder of his wife, Rael Cherop Biwott. The late Biwott was a Senior Accountant Assistant at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital.
Justice Robert Wananda directed the probation department in Uasin Gishu County to conduct interviews with the victim’s family and witnesses to the murder. The report will determine Ndirangu’s eligibility for bail.
“The outcome of the probation officer’s report will determine the suitability of freeing the suspect Francis Ndirangu on bail and bond,” Justice Wananda ruled.
The pre-bail report is expected to be completed within 14 days, with the matter scheduled for mention on September 10 before Deputy High Court Registrar Rosemary Onkoba.
Ndirangu has denied killing his wife on the night of June 22 and 23 at Shauri estate in Eldoret. The courtroom was packed with the victim’s family, friends, and colleagues from Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital.
Biwott was reported missing on June 23, and her dismembered body parts were discovered in multiple locations across Nandi and Uasin Gishu counties between June 24 and 27. The deceased was last seen leaving work on June 22 with her husband, the prime suspect in the case.
Contrary to Ndirangu’s claim of taking a matatu home, CCTV footage revealed they left in a hired Toyota Succeed. On June 24, some of Biwott’s dismembered body parts were found in a gunny bag in Kapsilegaa village, Nandi County. Later that day, more parts, including her head and upper limbs, were discovered in Lamaiywet village, Uasin Gishu County. Ndirangu reported his wife missing at Eldoret Central Police Station at 6:40 p.m. on the same day.
On June 27, detectives found the remaining parts of Biwott’s body in a polythene bag in Mutwot village, Nandi County. An autopsy revealed she suffered severe neck injuries and blunt force trauma to the head.