Body of missing UoN student Mercy Wanjiru found at City Mortuary

The body of a 21-year-old University of Nairobi student Mercy Wanjiru Thairu has been found at the City Mortuary after she went missing on Friday following a night out with friends in the city.

Family members and friends who had been searching for her since the weekend traced her body to the morgue where it was established that she had died in a road accident.

Police suspect she was hit by a vehicle near a carwash area along Thika Road after being dropped off by a bodaboda rider.

The family is still trying to understand the circumstances that led to her death, as it remains unclear how she ended up on the highway.

Wanjiru, a third-year student pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, had reportedly blacked out after consuming alcohol during the night out.

Her family suspects that she may have been drugged, as she was the only one in the group who lost consciousness.

Investigations are ongoing as the family seeks answers regarding the events that led to her demise.

Police are talking to those who were seen with her last as part of the probe into the incident.

They are also tracing the rider who took the victim to the scene where she may have been hit and killed.

Meanwhile, police are investigating an incident where the body of a man was found in a hotel room in the Kamkunji area, Nairobi.

The victim was identified as Gideon Munuve Syengo. He had checked into a hotel on Saturday night.

His body was discovered on the floor of the room on Sunday by a cleaner on routine checks on the rooms.

Police who visited the scene said they recovered his personal properties and assorted drugs.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.

Elsewhere, the body of a man was found on the roadside in South B, Nairobi.

The man had no visible injuries at the time the body was found on Saturday evening.

The body had no identification documents at the time it was discovered.

The body was moved to the City mortuary awaiting postmortem and identification, police said.