University student found dead: Police are investigating the death of a Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (Mmust) student whose decomposing body was found on Monday in his house at Kefinco estate in the outskirts of Kakamega town.
Sydney Ogeto Ndege aged 21, who hails from Birongo village, Rigoma in Nyamira County met his untimely death barely five days after sitting for his last paper. He was a fourth yearย studentย taking Environmental Science.
In an interview with the Standard yesterday, Vincent Simiyu Lumala, the Masinde Muliro Universityย Studentsย president, said the deceased was last seen on Friday at the university clearing with his departmental heads after completing his studies.
โHis door remained closed for three days until yesterday (Monday) when an awful smell emanated from his rented house at Kefinco. Theย studentsย broke the door andย foundย his lifeless body lying on the bed. We donโt know what killed him so far,โ said Mr Lumala.
Lumala added that they have talked to theย studentsย to remain and wait for the postmortem report to ascertain what killed their colleague.
He also said that there was a worrying trend at the university with rate at whichย studentsย were dying under mysterious circumstances and asked the university management and the police to investigate the matter.
โWe are shocked at the rate at which we are losingย studentsย at Mmust. This week alone, we have lost threeย studentsย under mysterious circumstances. This brings the total number of deaths forย students, teaching and non-teaching staff to 15 who have died in the last six months,โ said Mr Lumala.
Robert Mokaya Ndege, the father of the deceasedย student, said he received the sad news of the passing of his son yesterday around 3pm when he was at work.
Mr Mokaya said after his son sat for his last paper, he requested him to extend his stay in Kakamega for one more week to clear with the university and join the rest of the family in Nairobi, which he agreed to.
โI talked to him last on Friday and we agreed he was to travel to Nairobi in mid this week. I was preparing to send him bus fare when his elder brother came and informed me that he had received a call from the university that Sydney had beenย foundย deadย in his house,โ said Mr Mokaya.
Mokaya said he traveled to Kakamega overnight and around 7am, he went to Kakamega hospital mortuary andย foundย his son’s body in the morgue.
โAfter postmortem to know what killed him, we are airlifting his body to Nairobi. We want police to conduct a thorough investigations and if there is anyone involved in his death, he should have brought to book,โ said Mokaya.
Kakamega Central Sub County Police Commander, David Kabena, confirmed the incident, saying they have launched investigations into the matter