Mysterious deaths rock Kiambaa after two bodies recovered in 24 hours

The body of a 28-year-old woman was recovered on Saturday in the Kamutaro area of Kiambaa with no visible injuries.

Police said the woman identified as Jackline Nyambura Mungai was found partly dressed, with a blue tee shirt tightly tied to her head, blocking her mouth.

"Preliminary reports indicate that the deceased has been living with one Nahashon Kuria Wanjiru, 44 for about four years in a rented apartment within the area and approximately 200 metres from where the body was found," a report filed at the Karuri police station notes.

The body that ranks as the second one to be retrieved in Kiambu today in what appears to be a concerning spate of unexplained murders in the country was taken to Kihara level four hospital awaiting an autopsy exercise.

Earlier, another body belonging to 27-year-old John Muchiri was recovered along the Banana-Kiambu road in Kawaida area.

The deceased, according to Vocal Africa CEO Hussein Khalid was last seen Friday before his girlfriend received a call directing her on where to pick his body.

His body was taken to the Kihara sub-county hospital mortuary ahead of an autopsy exercise.

In another harrowing incident, another body belonging to one Ian Singoe was found in the Mwiki area, Kasarani after he went missing from Bomet on December 31.

The cause of death of the 27-year-old is yet to be identified.

Police said they are investigating the incident.

The bodies were recovered a day after Ibrahim Mwiti who had gone missing in November 2024 was buried at the Langata cemetery.

His body was found at the Thika Level Four mortuary on January 2, 2025.

Mombasa incident

At the same time, two people are nursing gunshot wounds after stray bullets hit them during a mob injustice incident in Likoni, Mombasa on Friday.

The two, who include a female adult who was hit at the left thigh and abdomen and a male adult who was hit at the right side of his abdomen were rushed to Likoni sub-county hospital in "fair" condition" as police at Inuka police station began a probe into the incident.

According to preliminary investigations, officers responding to reports of gunshots heard in the area of Vyemani rushed to the scene and found a crowd of people having beaten a male adult to death.

Upon probing, they established that the deceased person had boarded a boda boda from Likoni to Vyemani grounds, but refused to pay for the ride, instead opting to pull out his gun and fire in the air to scare the rider.

"Upon arrival, the passenger alighted from the boda boda and started making a lot of phone calls, without paying for the ride. The boda boda guy started demanding money to go back, but the deceased opened his small bag and pulled out a rifle, cocked and shot in the air to scare the boda boda guy," the police said.

Eyewitnesses said the deceased then attempted to jump onto the motorcycle to escape the scene but was pulled down by the rider to the ground and in the process fired several bullets in the air.

The rider, however, according to them, managed to snatch the weapon from the passenger who was then attacked by irate members of the public with stones until his death.

Police recovered an AK rifle with 12 rounds of ammunition, a mobile phone and four spent cartridges from the scene.

The deceased's body was taken to the Coast General Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem and identification.