This archive report was first published on 9 May 2020.
On May 9, 2020, an autopsy report revealed that Francis Juma Wanunda, who was abducted by unknown gunmen in broad daylight at Umoja B Centre, was strangled to death.
According to Dan Otieno, Juma's brother, the autopsy was carried out on Thursday before the final report was released.
"We were there during the autopsy and it revealed that he died of asphyxia due to strangulation," Otieno said.
Asphyxia is a condition arising when the body is deprived of oxygen causing unconsciousness or death, and it is alleged that Juma might have been tortured before he passed on.
"Surely, why did they have to torture him to death in such a manner? This is very inhuman and we need answers to what happened," Otieno intimated.
Francis Juma Wanunda's lifeless body was found dumped in a thicket in Kyumbi, Machakos County, 10 kilometers from the Kyumbi Police Station.
It is reported that Juma disappeared while in the company of his nephew and niece at Bee Center, where he had taken them for shopping and lunch.
"He did shopping while in the company of the two kids, hired a taxi and was on his way to drop them at their parents' home when the car he was driving in was stopped by five armed men who cocked their guns and bundled him into a waiting car. That was the last time he was seen alive," Otieno added.
