This archive report was first published on 17 July 2019.
On Tuesday afternoon, a hotel manager at Oakwood Hotel in Nairobi's Kimathi street discovered the lifeless body of a 74-year-old Asian man in a hotel room.
The manager reported that the woman had booked a room at the hotel on Monday at around 5pm and was later joined by the deceased.
Police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the man's death and the disappearance of the woman.
Items believed to belong to the deceased, including Sh2, 730, credit cards, a mobile phone, a wrist watch, wedding ring, and two pairs of glasses, were found in the room.
The body was taken to a city morgue for further examination.
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the woman fled the hotel room with items belonging to the deceased. We apologize for the error.
