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'They tore out her intestines,' Emmah Wanyota's mum describes her murder

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Nyakundi Report

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This archive report was first published on 2 October 2019.

On 4th October 2019, Emmah Wanyota's mother received the devastating news that her daughter's body had been found near their home in a badly mutilated state.

According to Emmah's mother, she had known Mustafa, the ex-boyfriend who had been in a relationship with her daughter, for some time.

She revealed that Mustafa had even helped her repair things around the house and was familiar with their home's layout.

Emmah's mother also stated that Mustafa had taken away her daughter's phone and was using her WhatsApp account, calling himself Mustafa Makinya Wanyota, although Makinya Wanyota was her late daughter's name.

On the day of her disappearance, Emmah had joined her mother on an errand to buy a solar panel, but she never returned home.

Emmah's mother described the events that unfolded after her daughter's disappearance, including her attempts to contact Mustafa and his family, who were unresponsive.

She recounted the horrific details of her daughter's murder, including being raped and having her intestines torn out.

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