| Birth Place: | Bungoma, Kenya |
| Death Place: | Bungoma, Kenya |
| Death Cause: | Lynching |
| Victims: | 10 |
| Country: | Kenya |
| States: | Nairobi |
| Beginyear: | 2015 |
| Endyear: | 2021 |
| Status: | Deceased |
Masten Milimu Wanjala (2001 – 15 October 2021)[1] was a Kenyan suspected serial killer. He was accused of killing 10 boys in Nairobi.[2] [3]
Wanjala admitted to drugging and murdering more than 10 boys since 2019, and to drinking the blood of some.[1] [4] He gained their confidence by pretending to be a football coach, and held some for ransom.[5] The bodies of at least four victims were recovered after Wanjala led police to the locations where he disposed of them. Of these victims, two had been strangled, a third died of head injuries, and the fourth child's cause of death could not be established.[4]
He was arrested on 14 July 2021,[4] and was held at Jogoo Road police station, but had yet to be charged[6] when he escaped from custody on 13 October.[7] The three police officers on duty at the time were arraigned on charges of allowing and assisting his escape; they said there was a power cut at the police station that night.[6] Two days after his escape, Wanjala was lynched by an angry mob in Mukhweya, Bungoma County, where his parents live; his parents have since disowned him.[1] [5]