Daniel Mbolu Musyoka: Missing IEBC Official Found Dead
The family confirmed that Musyoka was found dead in Amboseli Park, Kajiado county.
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Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commissioner (IEBC) Returning Officer for Embakasi East constituency Daniel Mbolu Musyoka, who went missing on Thursday, August 11, has been found dead.
The family confirmed that Musyoka was found dead in Amboseli Park, Kajiado county.
Police officers from Loitoktok, Kajiado South sub-county had confirmed that they responded to an alert after the body of a middle-aged man was found in the forest.
DCI officers at a crime scene. /FILE
The body was positively identified by his sisters; Mary Mwikali and Ann Mboya at the Loitokitok sub-county mortuary.
"His two sisters identified the body lying at Loitokntok sub-county hospital last night. We are waiting for communication from police headquarters either to ferry the body to the city mortuary or to remain here," Loitoktok police boss Kipruto Ruto stated.
"It was evident the victim was killed elsewhere and the body dumped in the valley. The body had scars indicating torture from assailants before the death. He possibly died a painful death."
The police believe that Musyoka was killed elsewhere and his body thrown into the forest.
Despite the fact that the man's clothing, a tracksuit and a Maasai shuka, were discovered at the valley's edge, the police chief said the body was nude.
Musyoka has been a national headline after IEBC chairperson, Wafula Chebukati, announced on Friday, August 12 that he had been reported missing.
"Our returning officer for Embakasi East Constituency, Daniel Musyoka has been reported missing while on duty at the East African School of Aviation tallying centre," he announced.
Chebukati added that the commission had received reports that at around 9 am on Thursday, August 11, he was escorted by his bodyguard from his house to the tallying centre. 45 minutes later, he excused himself to make a telephone call but did not return to the centre.
"Mr Musyoka's family and the commission have been trying to reach him without success and his duties are being handled by the deputy returning officer. A report of a missing person has been made at the Embakasi police station under OB No. 24/11/8/2022," he added.
Musyoka's family has been calling upon Kenyans to help find their kin, noting that they combed through hospitals and mortuaries but could not find him.
Tabitha Mbolu, Musyoka's wife, revealed that her last conversation with her husband did not indicate that he was having troubles at work.
