New Twist in Death of NHIF Staff Who Collapsed in Nairobi CBD

An image on NHIF headquarters in Upperhill, Nairobi County.
An image on NHIF headquarters in Upperhill, Nairobi County.
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Autopsy results of a National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) staff member who collapsed and died along Kaunda Street in Nairobi were released on Tuesday, February 14.

According to pathologists who conducted the post -mortem, a bullet was found lodged in her lungs indicating that the woman was shot minutes before her collapse.

Earlier, the police had suspected that the NHIF staff who had collapsed and died in Nairobi's Central Business District (CBD) had sustained a bullet wound

police at a kidnap scene.
police at a kidnap scene.
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“The female NHIF staff who collapsed and died along Kaunda Street on Monday evening had been shot from an elevated angle. The autopsy revealed the bullet was lodged in her lungs," stated Adamson Bungei, a police boss.

From the result, the police officer concluded that the bullet entered through the collar bone having been fired from an elevated angle.

“The bullet entered through the collar bone having been fired from an elevated angle,” the police added.

Reports had indicated that the deceased got from work in the Upperhill area and was heading home before the tragic incident.

Witnesses told the press that the victim had complained of chest pain while at Kaunda Street on Monday, February 13 at around 5 pm before her collapse.

An ambulance was immediately ordered but she was pronounced dead when the vehicle arrived.

The victim's body was, soon after, transferred to a mortuary. The autopsy was conducted at the Kenyatta University Mortuary.

According to the findings, the police believed that the deceased was shot and that the suspect may have hiding in one of the nearby buildings.

The case was, later, handed over to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for further investigations into the incident.

Additionally, the bullet was given to the police as evidence.

A file image of the DCI heaquarters along Kiambu road.
A file image of the DCI heaquarters along Kiambu road
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