A 22-year-old woman died on Sunday, April 2, at a house party in Kilimani estate on Ngong' Road within Nairobi after a suspected electrocution.
According to a police statement released on Tuesday, April 4, she was in the company of her friends when the incident occurred.
The 22-year-old was found in the bathroom lying on the floor, minutes after she excused herself from the party to take a shower.
While in the bathroom, her friends stated that they heard her fall and called on her but did not get any response.
They immediately rushed to the bathroom, broke the door and found her lying down holding the shower pipe.
“She was holding the shower pipe in her right hand which also had burn bruises on the first finger. She also had bruises on her chest,” the police report noted.
She was rushed to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
The officers stated that they were conducting further investigations to determine the cause of death of the 22-year-old.
The news elicited reactions online with many lamenting that there were many cases of young people dying under mysterious circumstances.
"The rate at which our young ones are dying is alarming," Kristine Kioko stated on Facebook
Others argued youths across the country to be careful about the friends they spend time with and engage in activities that would nurture them.
"Youths should be cautious and sensitive about the friends they make. Mysterious deaths are claiming the lives of many young people," Julias Onyango noted on Facebook.
