Ebbie Noelle Samuels

Ebbie Noelle Samuels (born 2003/2004; died 9 March 2019) was a Kenyan girl who was flogged to death by the deputy principal of her school.

Ebbie Samuels attended Gatanga CCM Secondary School, a boarding school in Murang'a County, Kenya. On 9 March 2019, she died under disputed circumstances: the school say she died in her sleep, but witnesses alleged she was beaten by the deputy principal, Elizabeth Wairimu Gtaimu, over how she styled her hair. Ebbie's mother, Martha Wanjiro Samuels, was informed only after Ebbie was taken to the hospital, where she found her daughter already dead.

Gtaimu was arrested on a charge of murder in January 2023 and dismissed from teaching by the Teachers Service Commission. Martha Samuels responded on Instagram: "After 1419 DAYS of Praying and waiting. Finally we see Justice's wheels begin to roll. It is Happening. See you in Court!". Gtaimu was charged with murder on 27 April 2023 by the High Court at Kiambu.