This archive report was first published on 5 July 2021.
On July 4, 2021, the decomposing body of a student at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) was discovered in her rental house in Homa Bay town.
Emily Chepkemboi, a first-year student pursuing a diploma in clinical medicine, was found dead on her bed, covered with a foul smell that alerted her neighbours.
It is suspected that Emily was murdered inside her house on Friday night, July 2, 2021, before her body was discovered on Sunday afternoon, July 4, 2021.
According to neighbours, the student was not seen on Saturday, July 3, 2021, and it was initially thought she had gone elsewhere for the weekend.
However, on Sunday afternoon, neighbours were alarmed by a stench from Emily’s house and, upon peeping into the room through the window, they were shocked to see a swollen body on the bed.
Neighbours alerted the school administration and security officials who broke the door to access the house.
Emily's body had stab wounds on the head, neck, and back.
“We are handling the matter to ensure appropriate measures are taken against those who committed the heinous act,” said Homa Bay Sub-county Directorate of Criminal Investigations Officer (DCIO) Monica Berege.
KMTC students called on security officials in the area to ensure justice for their fallen colleague is served.
“We call on our security officers to investigate the matter and bring the culprits to book. We don’t want a repeat of this incident to any of us,” said the Chairman of the Student Representative Council in the college David Odhiambo.
