Update 12:20 pm: Strathmore University student Maureen Mung'ohe Musungu, who went missing on May 21, found safe, taken for medical checks, family says.
The of Maureen Mung'ohe Musungu, 23, has appealed for help in locating their daughter after she went missing on May 21, 2021.
Reports indicate that the 23-year-old Strathmore University student left their Karen home to meet up with friends at Nairobi City Centre.
Her mother, Morgan Ambani disclosed that Maureen left the house at around 10:30 am and was supposed to meet he friends in town, where they would proceed to their hangout location.
"She did not give clear information on who the friends were.
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"However, in the evening I was concerned that it was starting to get late and she wasn't home, so I called her and she said she was in Utawala. Her phone went off at 8:30 pm before she could pin the exact location," Mrs. Ambani was quoted by Daily Nation as saying.
She wanted to go pick her daughter up but her phone has been off since.
Mrs. Ambani reported her Maureen's disappearance at the Karen Police Station but was adviced to return after 48 hours.
She filed a missing person's report but police are yet to establish her whereabouts.
"It is true that the matter was reported here and we are on it. Her phone is still switched off," Karen Police boss Purity Kobia stated.
According to the missing person's report, the third year Business and Information Technology student was last seen in a green pair of jeans and a black jacket.
"She was to resume her classes this week after a long academic break, which was due to financial difficulties," her brother intimated.
Maureen is a musician and was a finalist in season 1 of KTN's can sing music competition.
Her family has searched for her but in vain, traversing the following estates; Utawala, Embakasi, Athi River, Gataka, Rongai, Ngong, Karen, and along Ngong Road.
The family has appealed to members of the public with any information on her whereabouts to contact the nearest police station.
