Police probe Mashujaa Day murder of veterinary doctor in Ngong

Police in Ngong, Kajiado County, are investigating the death of a veterinary doctor which occurred under unclear circumstances.

The body of Dr. Raphael Isoe Nyamwaya was discovered last week during the Mashujaa Day holiday inside the house of a boda boda operator.

The family says Nyamwaya left their residence at 8am that day to Ngong Police Station to record a statement about his lost phone and never returned. He was in the company of the boda boda operator, since identified as Anthony Marwa.

”It was quite unfortunate, I didn’t expect to receive bad news because he was well,” Nyamwaya’s widow Brenda Nyaboke said.

Kwamboka, who reported a missing person case at Kajiado North sub-county Police Station, says they were in constant communication that day.

On Friday, October 21, the phone calls were answered by the 22-year-old boda boda rider.

“When I was trying calling my husband's number, the boda boda guy was picking,” Kwamboka narrated.

Marwa, the boda boda operator, moved into a single room in the area on October 3, but disappeared after the incident.

"Alipea neighbor number na akamwambia nikienda uniangalie nyumba,” Susan Wambui a resident said.

Residents revealed that Nyamwaya and Marwa were indeed seen together on Mashujaa Day in the company of an unidentified individual

“Nilikuwa nafua nguo nikaona vijana wawili na pikipiki wamebeba mtu na alikuwa anakaa ameishiwa na nguvu,” Lydia Mathew, a neighbor said.

The Union of Veterinary Practitioners Kenya (UVPK) wants the police to move with speed and arrest the killers of the young professional, who had just completed his internship and was ready to serve the nation as a veterinary surgeon.

”We are perturbed by the murder of one of our professional members, Dr. Raphael Nyamwaya which happened in the environs of Ngong town during Mashujaa Day,” Benson Kobore, the Chairperson of UVPK said.

The union Secretary General Purity Kiunga added: “We want the case to be expedited so that justice is served.”

An autopsy report, according to the family, revealed that Nyamwaya was hit on the back of his head with a blunt object.

Kajiado North Sub-County Police Commander Joachim Mencha said investigations into the matter are ongoing.