This archive report was first published on 23 October 2021.
On October 23, 2021, a tragic discovery was made in Nakuru town, where a 25-year-old woman, Mary Wanjiku, alias 'Ciku', was found dead in her house at Pipeline Estate.
According to Nakuru East Sub-County Police Commander Elena Kabukuru, the house was locked from inside, and a foul smell led the neighbours to suspect that something was wrong.
‘The house was locked from inside and the police had to break in, where they found the decomposing body,’ Kabukuru said.
Neighbours had been complaining about a choking smell in the compound for over a week, which they initially thought was a burst sewer line due to the ongoing construction of the flat.
However, the smell persisted, and yesterday morning, the tenants who had complained for a long time became curious when they saw insects on the window of the deceased’s house.
‘I insisted that there was something wrong inside our neighbour’s house. The construction workers peeped through the window and saw her lying on the bed,’ said Elizabeth Wanjiku, a neighbour.
Elizabeth described Mary as a quiet person who had no issues with her fellow neighbours and had been a tenant for the past six years.
‘She lived alone and kept to herself. I only knew her name today despite her being my immediate neighbour for years,’ said Wanjiku.
