Victor Kiprono Kemboi, 21 left their home in Saika area on September 10, 2025 and was expected to return as usual.
But this was the last time the third year IT student at Mount Kenya University was seen alive by his relatives.
For several weeks, his family was left struggling with grief and uncertainty until October 6, 2025 when his decomposed body was discovered at Kenya Forest Conservancy in Karen, Nairobi.
“That day, we left him at home in the morning, thinking he would prepare for classes or driving lessons,” his mother, Priscah Limo, recalled.
The mother added, “We called him during the day, but he didn’t pick up. We assumed he was busy, but when we returned in the evening, he was still not there.”
Kemboi’s phone rang through the night but went silent by morning, prompting the family to report him missing to the police. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) tracked his mobile contacts, but could not locate him immediately.
Weeks later, DCI Karen called the family to follow up. “When we arrived, they showed us his ID, books, and wallet, and then informed us his body had been found in the forest,” his mother said.
Kemboi’s body had decomposed beyond recognition, necessitating a DNA test and post-mortem to establish the cause of death. He was the second-born in the family and had started a small cake-baking business outside class.
His mother said she still wonders how he ended up in Karen, far from Saika, Eastlands. “We were very close, and his death has shattered me completely. Our appeal is for anyone involved in his death to be brought to justice,” she said.
Government pathologist said the post-mortem was inconclusive due to extensive decomposition, but samples were taken for further investigations. “In such cases, it is difficult to identify organs, but we follow procedures to ensure the investigative process aids justice,”
