Poice chase leads in mystery death of Nigerian at Kileleshwa AirBNB

Police in Nairobi are investigating the death of a Nigerian man who died in his Airbnb rental.

John Obas Isokpehi, 44, had been staying in the room along Kindaruma Road for a week before he died on Saturday afternoon.

Police said Isokpehi had called the owner of the room to say he was feeling unwell. The owner found him unresponsive and took him to hospital, where he died.

Preliminary findings suggest that Isokpehi died of high blood pressure. His body has been moved to the mortuary pending further autopsy and investigation.

In a separate incident, a man died at a sand harvesting site in Athi River.

Kyalo Juma, 26, was trapped in a cave where workers had excavated sand on July 29. His body was discovered in the cave, having been hit and covered with rocks and sand.

Police suspect that the cave walls collapsed, causing Juma’s death. They are investigating the incident.

The caves have been dug deeper to enable harvesting of sand from the area. This has raised concerns about the environmental impact of sand harvesting.

Both incidents are under investigation.