Kiambu family disputes suicide claim after kin died in police custody [Courtesy]
A family in Kiambu County is demanding an independent investigation into the death of a young student who allegedly died by suicide while in police custody at Kiambu Police Station, under circumstances they describe as suspicious and inconsistent with the official account.
The deceased, identified by relatives as Brian Njunge Ndungu, was a student pursuing architecture studies at Kiambu National Polytechnic and had recently moved into an apartment in the Kiambu area.
According to his family, he had been arrested over allegations of theft involving household items belonging to a neighbour, including a MacBook laptop, a gas cylinder, a computer mouse and two umbrellas.
Speaking outside the police station, his sister Claire Njambi narrated the sequence of events leading up to the discovery of his body inside a police cell.
