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Autopsy confirms slain university student Sylvia Kemunto was strangled

Multimedia University (MMU) student Sylvia Kemunto's body was recovered on Wednesday April 2 2025 in a water tank at the rooftop of a hostel within the institution's compound. [Courtesy]

An autopsy has confirmed that Multimedia University student Sylvia Kemunto was strangled and suffered multiple blunt force injuries.

Dr Johansen Oduor, the government pathologist, who led the post-mortem on Tuesday at Montezuma Monalisa funeral home in Nairobi, said the 19-year-old had clear signs of physical assault.

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