Police are investigating the murder of a 52-year-old bar attendant whose half-naked body was found in a banana plantation near the Riverside Hotel in Kiambu where she worked.
Kiambu police boss Mohamed Badel said a report was made to the police station on Monday morning after the body of a woman identified as Rosemary Mugure was found. She was found around 12 hours after she completed her shift.
She left work at 10pm.
He said a preliminary investigation indicated she might well might have been sexually assaulted before she was killed.
Badel indicated DCI detectives were piecing together evidence from the scene after looking at the CCTV footage to establish Mugure's last movements after she left the hotel.
He said a background check revealed that she came from Githunguri and had been working for years at Riverside Hotel as a bar attendant.
“We have checked all the CCTV footage and we are at an advanced stage now. The DCI is working tirelessly to bring to book the criminal behind Rosemary Mugure’s death.” Badel said.
Rosemary's friend William Wahome was the first to spot the body when he was passing by. They had once worked together at the hotel.
“She was only wearing a top that covered the upper part of her body and she was bleeding from her privates, he said. "Her shoes and socks were near the body and her jacket was at the roadside,” Wahome said.
Manager of Riverside Hotel Samuel Kahato Waweru told KNA Mugere was on duty all day before she completed her shift at night and left for home as usual.
“I was the one who cleared Rosemary Sunday at 10pm after he completed her shift. In the morning, I was called and told Mugure has been found dead in that banana plantation near our hotel.This is so disheartening because Rosemary was a very dedicated, accountable and jovial employee,” he said.
He said the hotel staff at the hotel was in shock.
The body has been moved to Kiambu Hospital Mortuary for a postmortem examination.
