Detectives are probing the death of a Chinese national, discovered unresponsive in a latrine at the Talanta Stadium construction site. Security personnel stationed at the Jamhuri facility in Nairobi reported the incident on the morning of Monday, March 30.
According to preliminary reports, a chef working for the site’s Chinese management discovered the man inside a community toilet. Upon the discovery, security officers and other Chinese nationals quickly rushed the worker to Nairobi Hospital. Despite their efforts, medical staff pronounced him dead upon arrival.
The circumstances surrounding the death remain unclear, although authorities noted a slight injury on the right side of the man’s head. Nairobi police later visited the stadium premises to examine the exact location where the discovery occurred.
The construction site remains a focal point of the investigation as officers collect evidence and interview potential witnesses. Meanwhile, the body has been moved to Lee Funeral Home, where a postmortem examination will determine the official cause of death.
Nairobi Police Chief Issa Mohamud stated that authorities are currently considering two main possibilities: a sudden natural death or murder.
This is not the first time a death has been reported at the stadium, which is set to be renamed Raila Odinga Stadium after the late former Prime Minister.
Last year, a construction worker, 25-year-old Sammy Kyengo, was found dead on Saturday, September 13, after he had been reported missing on September 6.
Police confirmed that Kyengo’s body was found floating in a water sump behind the stadium’s under-construction terraces. A colleague stumbled upon the remains around 9:00 a.m. while preparing the site for plastering.
Detectives at the scene said the young father of one had visible injuries on his neck and the back of his head, with blood seeping from his mouth and nose. They also noted that his phone had remained offline since the day he disappeared.
Given Kyengo’s complaints over unpaid wages, police suspected a workplace dispute might have contributed to his death.
