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Mother finds body of missing son two days after Kenya's Ebola quarantine centre protests

The mother of 17-year-old Sylvester Muigai Ndung'u found his body in a Nanyuki mortuary two days after he went missing. Ndung'u was killed on Tuesday during protests against a US plan to build an Ebola quarantine center at a nearby military base.

2 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAkisa WanderaBBC Africa, NairobiBBC News - WorldFiled 2026-06-12 · 16:41 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
Mother finds body of missing son two days after Kenya's Ebola quarantine centre protests
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The mother of 17-year-old Sylvester Muigai Ndung'u found his body in a Nanyuki mortuary two days after he went missing. Ndung'u was killed on Tuesday during protests against a US plan to build an Ebola quarantine center at a nearby military base. His mother discovered him in the mortuary listed as an unidentified male, with witnesses reporting he was shot in the head. Police are awaiting a post-mortem to determine the cause of death, though family members were told he may have been killed by a tear-gas canister. Ndung'u had been in Nanyuki to collect a school uniform.

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The mother described the body as having half of its head split open and clothes soaked in blood.

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Mother found the body of her missing son, Sylvester Muigai Ndung'u, in a mortuary two days after he went missing.

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The 17-year-old was killed during protests over a US plan to build an Ebola quarantine center at a military base.

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Witnesses stated Muigai was shot in the head, but police are awaiting a post-mortem to confirm the cause of death.

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Family members reported police suggesting the death might have been caused by a tear-gas canister.

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The mother of teenager Sylvester Muigai Ndung'u found his body in a mortuary in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki two days after he went missing.Warning: This article contains details some readers may find upsetting.The 17-year-old was killed on Tuesday in clashes between police and demonstrators during a protest over a US plan to build an Ebola quarantine centre at a nearby military base.Lucy Kagure had been searching for her son in hospitals and police stations and eventually discovered his body at the mortuary, where he was listed as an unidentified male."When I found him, half of his head had been split open. His clothes were soaked in blood," she told the BBC.Witnesses said Muigai had been shot in the head, but a local police commander, Daniel Kitavi, told the BBC that the authorities were still waiting for a post-mortem to determine the cause of death.Eric GithuiLucy Kagure has accused the police of using "too much force" to deal with the protestsFamily members say police officers suggested he may have been killed by a tear-gas canister rather than a bullet.
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