A week-long search for a missing construction worker at the Talanta Sports Stadium ended tragically on Saturday morning, September 13, when his body was discovered inside a water sump at the site.
The victim, identified as 35-year-old Sammy Kyengo, had been reported missing by his wife a week earlier.
His body was found floating in a sump hidden behind boards beneath the terraces currently under construction on the left side of the stadium.
According to media reports, the discovery was made at around 9 am by a casual labourer who was clearing one of the rooms for plastering.
The worker noticed the covered sump and, after moving the boards, came across Kyengo’s body.
Investigators who arrived at the scene said the deceased bore visible injuries on the back of his head and the right side of his neck.
Additionally, blood was also seen seeping from his nose and mouth, complicating the circumstances surrounding his death.
The body was later transported to the Nairobi Funeral Home after forensic teams processed the scene.
News of the discovery sent shockwaves among workers at the project site.
“We are shocked to hear that there was a body recovered submerged inside water. We are shocked and asking ourselves, ‘in whose hands are we safe?’” Ivan Bongo, a fellow construction worker, told the press.
