Questions abound over the identity of an isolated body found in Kiambaa constituency, Kiambu county.
Vocal Africa chief executive Hussein Khalid revealed the body belongs to a young man.
It was found draped in a floral scuff in Banana area on Saturday, January 4. Found beside the body was the deceased's clothes and shoes.
"Just received information that the body of a young man has been found by the roadside in a place called Kawaida on your way to Banana, Kiambu. Our team is currently working on the case, trying to confirm the identity and his family. The body was found naked with clothes nearby," Khalid said on X.
Some of the Kenyans reacting to the tragic discovery linked it to the recent spate of abductions.
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The identity of the deceased was yet to be established at the time of this publication.
Update
In an update by Voices Of Community Activists and Leaders of Africa (VOCAL Africa), the deceased has been identified as John Muchiri Muthoni, aged 27.
"Muchiri was last seen on Friday, 3rd January 2025, at around 3 PM. His girlfriend reportedly received a call from an unknown number, directing her to find his body by the roadside. The body has been moved to Kihara Sub-County Hospital Mortuary," a statement by VOCAL Africa read in part.
In the recent past, youth deemed government critics have disappeared, leaving their kin in agony.
The National Police Service (NPS) through Inspector General Douglas Kanja denied the state law enforcers' involvement in the forcible disappearances.
On December 21, 2024, blogger Peter Muteti was picked by unknown people in Nairobi's Uthiru area.
The young man was presumably faulted by authorities for publishing offensive tweets ridiculing President William Ruto.
On the day Muteti went missing, Billy Mwangi, another blogger, was picked by unknown people in Embu.
Billy was in a barber's shop when the abductors showed up, drugged him out, and bundled him into their waiting double-cabin pickup.
Also missing is digital cartoonist Gideon Kibet and his younger brother Ronny Kiplagat.
Kibet, 23, erupted to fame with his silhouette depictions likened to President Ruto.
He was using his art as a form of anti-government activism, perhaps touching the raw nerves of the abductors believed to be state operatives.
Kibet went missing on Tuesday, December 24, after attending an event in Nairobi to which he had been invited by Busia senator and activist Okiya Omtatah.
Also missing is Bernard Kavuli, a journalism student in Nairobi; he was abducted in Ngong, Kajiado county.
The disappearances has sparked anger from the public which has demanded the state to step up and produce the missing persons.
On December 27, 2024, the president promised to end the spate of abductions.
