Ex-KDF Soldier Peter Mugure Gets Life Sentence over Murder of Wife, Two Children

Ex-KDF soldier Peter Mugure gets life sentence over murder of wife, two children

The sentence came after the court earlier found Mugure guilty of the murders

Kenya: Former KDF Major Peter Mugure Sentenced to Life Over 2019 Murders of Wife and Two Children

Nairobi -- Former Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officer Major Peter Mugure has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2019 murders of his estranged wife and their two young children, ending nearly seven years of criminal proceedings in one of Kenya's most shocking family murder cases.

Ex-KDF Major Peter Mugure sentenced to life for murdering wife, two children

A former army man convicted of murdering his wife and their two children has been sentenced to life imprisonment, closing one of Kenya’s most disturbing family murder cases — one that shocked the country and remained unresolved for years. Ex-Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) major Peter Mugure was sentenced on Tuesday after the High Court ruled that […]

Mike Sonko celebrates ex-KDF major Mugure getting life imprisonment for killing wife and 2 children

Mike Sonko hails life sentence for ex-KDF Major Peter Mugure, convicted of the brutal murders of his wife and children, marking long-overdue justice.

Former army Major sentenced to life for triple murder in Nyeri

The prosecution secured a life sentence for former Kenya Army Major Peter Mwaura Mugure following his conviction for the brutal murder of his two young children and their mother. In a matter, Justice Martin Muya of the High Court in Nyeri sentenced Mugure to life imprisonment on all three counts of murder, with the sentences to run concurrently, after finding that the offences warranted the harshest punishment. In arriving at the sentence, the c…

Senior KDF officer who murdered wife and two children at Laikipia Air Base and dumped bodies in a shallow grave sentenced to life imprisonment

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 - The High Court in Nyeri has sentenced Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officer Major Peter Mwaura Mugure to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of murdering his wife and two children in October 2019. Delivering the ruling on Tuesday, July 14, the presiding judge described the killings as “barbaric,” noting that the circumstances of the crime warranted the maximum custodial sentence. The conviction followed a successful …