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Mystery surrounds fatal fall of of 22-year-old Kenyan college student from sixth floor of AirBnB apartment, while visiting online male friend

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-539a624ff7da4df81a7792411d0a9c60 wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;200404&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Kenyan college student Consolata Githinji&comma; died <strong>in the early hours of Sunday&comma; April 16&comma; 2026<&sol;strong> after falling from the sixth floor of an Airbnb rental in a building in the upscale Kileleshwa estate in Nairobi <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4d79e6f4a2236ecad249c743b6700dc0 wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;200404&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Githinji&comma; a 22year-old junior at <strong>Murang’a University<&sol;strong> reportedly&comma; was there with a man whom she met online <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1ee7989f59f7a3f581f01037908cf46a wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;200404&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Authorities said there was a disagreement inside the AirBnB before she allegedly&comma; &&num;8216&semi;jumped&&num;8217&semi; from the balcony to her death<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d5cf1ee1ca849bde1cfad51a590b6813 wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;200404&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>CCTV footage shows she checked into the rental in the company of a man and another woman hours before the tragedy<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cd4150e4e57de012ababbcfdd5070c08 wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;200404&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong>Tonny Odhiambo&comma; 33&comma; the man who checked in with her was arraigned in a court in Nairobi on Monday April 27 <&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4d9944501353a7095bfaf537754b4c22 wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;200404&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong>The suspect claims the two women were alone in the bedroom when the deceased jumped&comma; besides she&&num;8217&semi;d expressed suicidal thoughts <strong><strong> <&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7bc87a59607b594b4cd5571a474b900e wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;200404&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Odhiambo was detained without bail after it was revealed that he is a suspect in an another active case of sexual assault&comma; and he&&num;8217&semi;d violated his bond when released on bail<&sol;strong><&sol;strong> <&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;04&sol;Consolata-Githinji-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-497163" style&equals;"aspect-ratio&colon;0&period;9950375056713222&semi;width&colon;840px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Consolata Githinji&comma; &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; a 22-year-old student of Murang’a University died after reportedly falling from the sixth floor of an Airbnb building in Kileleshwa&comma; Nairobi&comma; in the early hours of Sunday&comma; April 16&comma; 2026 <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Authorities in Kenya are investigating the death of a young woman who reportedly fell to her death from the upper floors of at a short-stay accommodation facility in Kileleshwa estate&comma; in the capital Nairobi&period;<br>The woman&comma; identified as Consolata Githinji&comma; a 22-year-old junior at Murang’a University reportedly&comma; fell six floors down from apartment C601 in the early hours of Sunday&comma; April 16&comma; 2026&comma;  with initial reports claiming she took her own life&period; <br>Later reports allege she was there to meet a man whom she had met online but they failed to agree while is inside the AirBnB room which made her jump from the balcony&period; <br>She was pronounced dead at the scene&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;04&sol;Tonny-Odhiambo-and-Consolata-Githinji-2-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-497195" style&equals;"width&colon;840px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Tonny Odhiambo&comma; &lbrack;left&rsqb;&comma; was arraigned in a Nairobi in Nairobi on Monday&comma; April 27&comma; in connection with the death of college student Consolata Githinji &lbrack;right&rsqb;&period; He was denied bail after it was revealed that he had skipped bail for a similar crime since last year <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Police have arrested a 33-year-old man&comma; identified as Tonny Odhiambo&comma; who they believe to have been in her company at the time as investigations continue&period; Odhiambo was arraigned at Kibra Magistrate&&num;8217&semi;s court on Monday&comma; April 27&comma; in connection with the death of Consolata Githinji&period; <br>The court directed that he be detained for 10 days to give the police more time to investigate the matter&period; <br>A CCTV footage obtained shows the woman’s final movements at the apartment block&period;<br>According to the footage&comma; a night guard was seen near the lift lobby at about 4&colon;11am&period; <br>At 4&colon;17am&comma; Consolata arrived with a man later identified as Tonny Odhiambo&period; She appears to reach for the guard&comma; who then walked away&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;04&sol;Consolata-Githinji-checking-into-AirBnB-1-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-497175" style&equals;"aspect-ratio&colon;1&period;9861634224735787&semi;width&colon;840px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Githinji alleged&comma; had gone there to see a man whom she had met online&comma; arrived with another woman and a man later identified as Tonny Odhiambo&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s also alleged&comma; there was a disagreement inside the room before she jumped from the sixth floor balcony<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph"><br>At 4&colon;18am&comma; the guard assisted the pair to unlock a key box and they entered apartment C601&period;<br>The footage shows shadows at the doorway at 4&colon;32am&comma; suggesting commotion&period; <br>At 4&colon;34am&comma; the guard entered the apartment&comma; before stepping out at 4&colon;43am&period; <br>He lingered for about two minutes and left&comma; then returned briefly at 4&colon;46am&comma; the last time Consolata is seen alive&period; <br>Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations arrived at the scene at about 6&colon;09am and took crime scene photographs as investigations began&period;<br>What remains unclear is why and how she fell six floors to her death in the presence of two others&period; Was this a case of suicide or was she assisted&quest; <br>Responding to questions from the media&comma; the suspect claimed the woman had been standing at a bedroom window when Githinji jumped and that he was unable to prevent her from falling&period; He also claimed the deceased woman had expressed suicidal thoughts&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;04&sol;Consolata-Githinji-6&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-497169"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Records show Githinji &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; was in the company of a man and another female when they checked in&period; Police have arrested Tonny Odhiambo&comma; 33&comma; the man believed to have been in her company at the time <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;04&sol;Tonny-Odhiambo-6&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-497209" style&equals;"width&colon;840px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Tonny Odhiambo &lbrack;L-R&rsqb;&comma; it was revealed is the prime suspect in another case of sexual assault which happened at Kilimani estate&period; He is reportedly known mostly for leasing houses in high brow areas where he and accomplices commit their crimes<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Investigators said the AirBnB reservation was not booked in the suspect’s name&comma; but under one of his friends and according to the records three individuals &&num;8211&semi; two women and a man &&num;8211&semi; checked into the same room between 5&colon;56pm and 3&colon;57am that day&period; <br>As the victim’s family seek to clarify if their daughter&&num;8217&semi;s death was suicide or she was pushed&comma; the extension granted by the court&comma; it is expected&comma; gives investigators leeway to establish if Githinji&&num;8217&semi;s companions played any role in her tragic &&num;8216&semi;jump&&num;8217&semi;&period;<br>More so as records reveal that aside being the prime suspect in the mysterious death of Githinji&comma; Odhiambo has been linked to a separate case of sexual assault &&num;8211&semi; he is the prime suspect in the rape of a female ICT student in September 2025&comma; in Kilimani estate&period; <br>He was released on his personal cognizance pending the conclusion of investigation&period; However on the date he was scheduled to appear before the Nakuru High Court&comma; authorities failed to present him&period; He violated his bail conditions and never appeared in court&period;<br>Law enforcement since have been monitoring his movements and his arrest is expected to shed light on those past accusations as well&period;<br><br><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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