The missing administrator who worked with in the County Government of Kakamega has been found, murdered and her body dumped in Kipkaren river, in Lugari sub county.
The body of Joyce Mukhanya Mwofula, a Community Area Administrator for Mbajo Community Area in Chekalini Ward, Lugari sub county was found on Friday evening by Mr. Vincent Wamalwa who had gone to take a bath in the river at Kiwanja Ndege village in Lugari sub location.
“I had just washed my face and as I raised my head to start bathing, I saw an object held in between two rocks and dangling on the water inside the river, on looking keenly from a distance I discovered it was a human body,” explained Vincent.
He then rushed to inform his elder brother Mr. Wanjala Wamalwa, a local diver who swam into the river and confirmed it was a female body before he tied it to ensure it doesn’t slip off from the rocks and be washed away.
Hundreds of residents from both Chekalini and Lugari wards thronged the scene to follow the devastating episode.
The body which had multiple visible injuries and suspected to have beed doused with acid was later retrieved from the river where it was confirmed to be that of the missing administrator.
The family which is yet to come to terms with the sad incident has appealed to security organs in the area to help unravel the mystery surrounding the brutal murder of their beloved family member.
“As a family we are so saddened to the extent that we don’t even know where to start from. We have looked for our aunt for the whole week, yet she has been murdered and dumped in the river. It is unbelievable such a good administrator can be lost at such particular point and in such circumstances under which no one can explain. Therefore we are calling for all the necessary bodies that are required to do this investigation and ensure we get justice for our aunt because it can’t be said that she threw herself into the river. If you look at the body it is so mutilated, it is deformed and you can’t say its just a normal death. We demand to know the real cause of this cruelty against our aunt,” said Mr. Emmanuel Musungu a nephew to the deceased.
The body was later taken to Chebaiywa mortuary in the neghbouring Uasin Gishu County for postmortem.
Joyce went missing fro her matrimonial home at Bondeni village, Chekalini location on Monday night and her 3-months-old baby was found alone in the house in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Confirming the incident Lugari sub county police commander Patrick Maundu said his officers have launched an investigation into the incident