The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives have launched investigations into the death of 23-year-old Blair Muthomi who died on Friday, March 10 after allegedly falling from a six-storey building in Kasarani’s Mwiki area.
The family of Muthomi is calling for thorough investigations claiming that there is a possibility that their kin was pushed from the building.
The Nairobi Technical Training Institute mechanical engineering student who was set to graduate in the coming weeks lived in an apartment alongside two friends in the Kasarani area of Nairobi.
The incident occurred when Muthomi fell from the building’s rooftop and landed in a ditch at a nearby construction site.
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Speaking to the press, James Macharia a foreman of the construction site where Muthomi fell said he was going to open the gate for workers to move materials to the rooftop of the building when one of Muthomi’s roommates followed him and looked concerned.
“Niliona kijana akinifuata akijaribu kuniongelesha lakini mimi sikuskia vile alikua anasema, wakati aliona sikua naskia alirudi nyuma akapiga kona, wakati niliona amepiga nilimfuata. Kumfuata ndipo nilimpata ana angalia mwili wa Muthomi, alikua anamshikashika mkono na tumbo,” said Macharia.
The police have arrested and detained Muthomi’s roommates as persons of interest in the case.
According to pathologists, the engineering student died of injuries to the abdomen and chest that were consistent with the fall.
The incident comes weeks after the death of interior designer Jeff Mwathi who allegedly died after falling from renowned Kikuyu musician, DJ Fatxo’s rented house in Nairobi.
