Shock, Fear Grips Ruiru After TWO Bodies Retrieved From River Within 48 Hours
Detectives in Ruiru, Kiambu County, are looking into the death of an unnamed man whose body was discovered floating in a drainage tunnel near Zetech University.
The incident was reported on Thursday, after university personnel informed police of the discovery of a body in the sewage system.
Police personnel arrived at the location on the Thika Superhighway and validated the reports.
Police said the individual had not been identified and the cause of death could not be determined immediately.
DCI Ruiru’s Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) team inspected and documented the scene before transporting the body to the Nairobi City Mortuary.
A man’s body has been retrieved in ruiru river near gwa kairu🚨. pic.twitter.com/xnvtkCiw9C— Eng.Kogi🔨 (@John63681549) July 14, 2026
Investigations are ongoing, and the body is awaiting identification and a post-mortem study.
The latest incident comes barely two days after another unidentified man’s body was recovered in the same area.
In the earlier case, police launched investigations after the body of an unidentified man was retrieved from the Ruiru River beneath a bridge along the Thika-Nairobi Superhighway in Juja, Kiambu County.
Residents have blocked the road in Ruiru near Zetech University after the lifeless body of a young man was found in a sewer. The discovery sparked a confrontation as angry residents demanded answers over the incident. pic.twitter.com/Sc9FQerVvL— Xavia John (@kenyaOnWatch) July 15, 2026
According to police, the incident was reported on Tuesday after members of the public spotted the body of an unidentified African male, estimated to be about 40 years old, floating in the river near Gwa Kairu.
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As authorities awaited divers from the Kiambu County Government to retrieve the body, a crowd of onlookers became agitated and blocked the Thika-Nairobi Superhighway above the bridge, causing a major traffic snarl-up.
The situation was brought under control after additional police officers from Juja Police Station and Ruiru Sub-County were deployed, allowing traffic to resume normally.
The body, which police said had no visible external injuries, was eventually retrieved from the river before crime scene officers processed and documented the scene.
The body was moved to Thika General Kago Road Funeral Home, where it is being preserved pending identification and a post-mortem examination.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the man’s death and have appealed to anyone with information that could help identify him to report to the nearest police station.
The discovery prompted speculation among members of the public, although police said investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death were ongoing.
Shock, Fear Grips Ruiru After TWO Bodies Were Retrieved From River Within 48 Hours
