This archive report was first published on 26 October 2019.
On October 26, 2019, a shocking discovery was made in Nairobi's South B estate, where the decomposing body of 13-year-old Emmanuel Inyama was found wrapped in a blanket in his family's home.
The caretaker, Stephen Mwangi, reported the death after he went to the house to demand rent arrears and was met with an eerie silence.
He knocked on the door, but no one answered. He then called Hannah's phone, and it rang inside the house, yet she didn't pick up.
It was then that he moved to the window of the sitting room and saw Emmanuel's body on the floor, covered in a blanket. The strong stench and swarming flies around the dead body were a grim reminder of the tragedy.
Hannah Inyama, a University of Nairobi lecturer, was arrested and taken into police custody. In her statement to the police, she claimed that her son had fallen and died in the house and that she didn't take him to the hospital because she doesn't believe in hospitals.
This is a stark contrast to her profession as a lecturer who trains healthcare providers on emergency courses, including neonatal resuscitation and basic life support.
Her research interests are in neonatal and obstetric emergencies, adult intensive care, and resuscitation. She was in the final stages of her research, which started in 2013.
Police believe that Hannah may be involved in a cult and have detained her at the Industrial Area Police Station ahead of a planned visit to a psychiatric hospital for assessment of her mental status.
The case is ongoing, and Emmanuel's remains were taken to the mortuary.
