- Police are investigating the death of University of Nairobi lecturer Samwel Owino Mwanda, who was found dead at his rural home in Kachola Village, Homa Bay
- Mwanda’s body was discovered on Thursday, September 19, by his employee, shortly after he had returned from Nairobi
- A ladder and a note with his wife’s mobile number were found at the scene, suggesting that he might have harmed himself
- Homa Bay County Police Commander Hassan Barua confirmed the body was taken to Rachuonyo South Sub County mortuary for a postmortem
Didacus Malowa, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.
Homa Bay – Police have launched an investigation into the death of a University of Nairobi lecturer who was found dead at his rural home.
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Samwel Mwanda’s lifeless body was found found in his compound moments after arriving from Nairobi. Photo: UoN/Samwel Mwanda.
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How did UoN lecturer Samwel Mwanda die?
The body of Samwel Owino Mwanda was found at his compound on Thursday, September 19, in Kachola village, Kodera South location, in Rachuonyo South sub-county.
According to South Kodera Senior Chief Joseph Mboga, the university don had returned home from Nairobi, and his death was discovered by his worker.
“The body of the university lecturer was found by his employee in his compound this evening. We still don’t know what could have led to him … Investigations have already been started,” he stated.
Homa Bay County Police Commander Hassan Barua confirmed the incident, saying Owino had an evening meal with his employee on Wednesday, September 18, and was to travel back to Nairobi on Thursday, September 19.
Barua said police found a ladder that the don could have climbed before harming himself and a note with his wife’s mobile number.
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The body was moved to the Rachuonyo South sub-county mortuary, awaiting postmortem.
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Elsewhere, Brian Ongwae had staked the KSh 15,000 he was to pay as his fees in anticipation of high returns.
The 22-year-old resided in the Raila Estate. According to his neighbours, the young man locked himself inside his house and could be heard from the outside conversing with someone.
All as well until silence rocked his house, with the neighbours seeking his whereabouts. They were later shocked to find Ongwae’s body inside the house.
Confirming the tragic incident, Muguimoini location chief George Mukuria said the police showed up at the house and processed it for their probe as they took the body to the City Mortuary ahead of an autopsy.
Additional reporting by Valary Akoth, TUKO correspondent
Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura Guthua, journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke
Source: TUKO.co.ke
