Nairobi, Kenya, Mar 10 – Directorate of Criminal Investigations detectives from the Homicide Department have taken over investigations into the death of 23-year-old Jeff Mwathi.
The detectives visited the building where Mwathi allegedly fell to his death from the 10th floor of Redwood Apartments along Thika Road on Friday afternoon following the directive from DCI boss Mohamed Amin and Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki to expedite the probe.
The case was being handled by Kasarani police station but uproar from the public and family has forced authorities to conduct fresh investigations into the death that occurred under mysterious circumstances.
The DCI maintained that anyone found culpable will be prosecuted.
“The public is assured that no stone shall be left unturned in the investigation of this case and any person found to have been involved in the death shall face the full force of the law,” the DCI said.
The agency appealed to anyone with information that would assist in the ongoing investigation to conduct authorities for relevant action.
Kindiki pointed out that the homicide team from the DCI headquarters is dispassionate, and this will help resolve the claims of collusion at Kasarani Police Station where the matter was reported.
Reports indicate the victim jumped from the 10 th floor of the house of Mugithi singer DJ Fatxo in Nairobi on February 22, 2023.
