The body of the woman, 20, was on December 20 found lying at the entrance of her house after she was stabbed in the stomach and back during a confrontation.
Her husband was later arrested and detained for grilling over murder, police said. He claimed he acted in self-defence after being attacked.
The woman was six months pregnant, police in Komarocks, Nairobi said.
Witnesses and police said the couple had quarrelled in their house over money issues before the woman tried to pick up a kitchen knife and threatened her husband.
The husband then grabbed the weapon from her and used it to stab her fatally.
Her body was found lying in a pool of blood by her brother, who tried to rescue her in vain.
Police arrived at the scene and moved the body to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures.
The murder weapon was also recovered at the scene, police said.
The husband was expected in court on Monday, December 22, to face murder charges, police said.
Such domestic murder incidents have been on the rise, amid calls for parties to resolve disputes amicably. Some of the incidents are pending in court, officials said.
Elsewhere in Rabuor, Kisumu County, the body of a teacher was found lying near his gate following a suspected murder.
The body of Ambrose Odhiambo Koyo, 48, who was a teacher at Naki Secondary School in Nyakach, was found lying in a pool of blood with multiple injuries to the cheek and wrist.
He was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending investigations and an autopsy. Police said they are investigating the murder.
In Mweiga, Nyeri County, the body of a man was found in a maize plantation following a suspected murder.
The body of Peter Nguyo, 54, a welder in the area, was found long after he had died.
He was last seen on December 17. The body was found on December 19 and had bruises on the face. It lay about 400 metres from his house, with a loaf of bread and meat he had bought found nearby.
Police said they are investigating the murder and that the motive is yet to be known. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.
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