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Langata police boss Benjamin Mwanthi said they had not established the motive of the incident.

A body of a female university student has been discovered in a wardrobe in a hostel in Nairobi.

The body of Nicole Chemutai Serem had a scarf around her neck when it was discovered.

The 21-year-old was a Strathmore university student and was in her second year of study

A concerned caretaker of the hostel was the one who discovered the body.

She had not seen her for two days and was forced to break the door during which she discovered the body.

{Strathmore University. IMAGE: COURTESY}

Police were called and they picked up the body and took it to the morgue.

Langata police boss Benjamin Mwanthi said they had not established the motive of the incident.

“The body did not have physical injuries when it was discovered and there was no suicide note then. We are investigating it,” he said.

The family of the girl has been alerted as an autopsy is being planned on the body.

Cases of suicide have been on the rise in the country amid calls to address the trend.