
A woman identified as Mercy Maina was found dead in her bed in her Lavington apartment in Nairobi, about a month after she was last seen alive. According to Tuko, her body was discovered in a decomposed state weeks after she vanished, leaving neighbours shocked and raising questions about the circumstances of her death. Details about the cause of death or any ongoing investigation were not provided.
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