{"id":64483,"date":"2022-08-16T17:57:51","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T15:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/missing-kenyan-elections-official-found-dead-in-forest"},"modified":"2022-08-16T20:07:57","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T18:07:57","slug":"missing-kenyan-elections-official-found-dead-in-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/missing-kenyan-elections-official-found-dead-in-forest","title":{"rendered":"Missing Kenyan Elections Official Found Dead In Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The body of the missing Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) official Daniel Mbolu Musyoka has been found in Kajiado.<\/p>\n<p>IEBC is the body that runs elections in Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday evening, police officers from Loitoktok, Kajiado South sub-county were alerted over the presence of the body of a middle-aged man in a forest.<\/p>\n<p>Loitok tok police boss Kipruto Ruto said that Musyoka\u2019s body was positively identified by his sisters Mary Mwikali and Ann Mboya at Loitokitok sub-county mortuary. Said Ruto:<\/p>\n<p>His two sisters identified the body lying at Loitoktok sub-county hospital last night.<\/p>\n<p>We are waiting for communication from police headquarters either to ferry the body to the city mortuary or to remain here.<\/p>\n<p>Musyoka (53) was serving as returning officer at Embakasi East polling station in Nairobi county.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ruto, the middle-aged male body was discovered early on Monday in Kilombero forest, at the foot of Mt Kilimanjaro by herders in the valley of a dry seasonal river.<\/p>\n<p>Ruto said the body was naked, though the man\u2019s clothes \u2014 a tracksuit and a Maasai shuka \u2014 were found at the edge of the valley.<\/p>\n<p>There were visible signs of struggle and torture on the victim\u2019s body. Added Ruto:<\/p>\n<p>It is evident that the victim was killed elsewhere and the body dumped in the valley.<\/p>\n<p>The body has scars indicating torture before the death. He possibly died a painful death.<\/p>\n<p>Musyoka disappeared on Wednesday, 10 August 2022 moments before announcing the results for the parliamentary and county assembly races at the East Africa School of Aviation tallying centre.<\/p>\n<p>Those who interacted with him reportedly said he excused himself to answer a phone call before he went missing. His deputy took over and announced the results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. The body of the missing Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) official Daniel Mbolu Musyoka has been found in Kajiado. IEBC is the body that runs elections in Kenya. 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