Autopsy confirms Toto Touch Kenya CEO Susan Njoki was manually strangled to death

A postmortem conducted on Susan Kamengere Njoki, the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Toto Touch Kenya, has confirmed that she was killed through manual strangulation.

Njoki died under mysterious circumstances on July 15, 2025, just hours after she was allegedly abducted from her home and forcibly admitted to Chiromo Hospital.

Government pathologist Dr J.N. Ndung’u, who led the examination at the Montezuma Monalisa funeral home on Tuesday, revealed that the autopsy was conducted thoroughly in the presence of six pathologists representing various parties, all of whom agreed on the findings.

“We have done this postmortem very exhaustively, and all the various parties were represented. There is no differing ideas. The bottom line findings were that there were features of compression to the neck, and those features are in keeping with manual strangulation. There were also features of lack of oxygen in the blood as a result of neck compression, and all those features are in keeping with death as a result of manual strangulation, which we are all in consensus,” Ndung’u said.

He added that while other findings were observed, they were unrelated to Njoki’s cause of death.

“She died a few hours after feeding. We found food in her stomach, which suggests that she died less than four hours after her last meal,” he said.

He also confirmed that she died at the hospital and not on the way.

Njoki’s family had previously disclosed that she was forcibly restrained in her own sitting room and injected twice without her consent before being taken to Chiromo Hospital.

Her sister recounted a distress call she received during Njoki’s abduction.

“She said the people claimed they had been sent by Dr Onyancha and that she needed to be given an injection and taken to hospital,” Njoki’s sister said.

“She was given two more injections while at the hospital, and she was not informed what they were for.”

The family maintained that she was in stable mental health and preparing for a job interview with an international firm, insisting the forced medical intervention lacked any form of consent.

Njoki’s final moments were also captured in audio recordings where she pleaded with the individuals restraining her, questioning their intentions.

“Why are you forcing me to take injections? Why are you forcing me to leave this place, yet you allege you are professionals?” she was heard saying.

The victim identified her husband as central to her forced hospitalisation, citing a past incident where he allegedly pushed for her prolonged admission against her will.

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“Tomorrow, I am scheduled for an interview with an international company. Do you think they can schedule an interview with a mad woman? Why are you trying to take me back to my past?” she questioned in the recording.

Njoki also revealed that she had previously battled depression but had recovered, challenging claims that she was unwell at the time of her abduction.

Her family stated that, after her forced admission, they were denied access to visit her at Chiromo Hospital, with approval allegedly pending from her husband. They were later informed of her death.

Investigations by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are ongoing.

Meanwhile, Njoki’s organisation, Toto Touch Kenya, has suspended operations to mourn her death. In a statement, the organisation vowed to honour her legacy by advocating for reforms in mental health legislation and stronger protections for vulnerable individuals.

A candlelight vigil held in Nairobi on July 20 drew hundreds of supporters, activists and public figures, all calling for justice and transparency.

Njoki is remembered as a staunch advocate for dignity, justice and the rights of the marginalised.

Her family, supported by legal representatives, has demanded a full judicial inquest to unravel the circumstances leading to her death.