Maryanne Wairimu Ngumbu at 21, caught up in the political maelstrom that took the life of a key public officer, Chris Musando, the man appointed to sheriff a firewall against electoral fraud in Kenya. Significantly, on election eve
The woman whose body was found next to that of slain IEBC ICT manager Chris Musando has been identified as ‘Caroline’ Ngumbu.
Caroline Ngumbu, 21, whose real name is Maryanne Wairimu Ngumbu had just completed her studies at Kenya Medical Training College and was due to graduate in December after her internship.
Jedida Wanjiku, told journalists on Tuesday that she last spoke with her deceased sister on Friday at around 7 pm when she told her that she was going to have a few drinks with Mr Musando.
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Nairobiwire reports that the sisters had lunch together at a fast food joint in the city centre before Jedida went to get supplies for her business while Caroline left for some errands.
On the ill-fated day, Maryanne would later call Jedida at 7 pm to say that she was hanging out with Musando. Stating that her sister and the slain IEBC ICT manager had known each other for months, she however denied the pair were having an affair.
Jedida said she realized her sister was missing July 30, after her boyfriend called looking for her because her phone appeared to have been turned off.
“Yesterday after seeing the news on TV, I immediately knew it was my sister because she had last gone hanging out with Chris but I hadn’t heard from her,” Jedida said.
“So I called some of my friends and we went to City Mortuary. We did not even inform our parents before going.”
Her worst fears were confirmed, on getting to the morgue: “ I was scared and I let my two friends go inside while I stayed outside. I shortly heard my friend scream and I knew it was her,” said Jedida.
The medical student may have been snuffed out because she was in the wrong place at the wrong time
Speaking from their home in Gachie, Maryanne Ngumbu’s mother described her daughter as very calm and peacefully child.
“When she told me she was going out on Friday I did not expect could receive such news,” she said.
“This is not something that could have happened to my daughter because she is such a good person.”
an inconsolable Jedidah mourned her sister on Facebook, writing: “God why?..my one and only sister is gone,God give me strength it’s so hurting that I will never see you again… Shine on your way I’ll miss you dearly. RIP.”
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