‘I felt my body freeze in shock’ – Man who found Sharon Otieno’s body

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The man who discovered the body of slain Rongo University College student Sharon Otieno and broke news of her death wants police protection and counselling.

Mr Moses Ongili, a peasant farmer from Ogero village in Homa Bay County, said he is mentally disturbed and is still reeling in shock after stumbling on the horrifying remains of the 26-year-old student on Tuesday evening.

He looks apprehensive and restless. He says he has not been the same since learning of the circumstances under which the woman whose body he discovered was murdered.

He does not trust strangers and fears they are the killers of the girl coming after him for uncovering their trails.

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At first, Ongili was reserved about speaking to us on how he discovered Sharon’s body. When he finally agreed to relive the moment, he said the cattle he was herding inside Wire Forest that evening led him to the body.

“It was around 3.30pm and a storm was brewing over the Homa Hills. So I was driving the cattle out of the forest towards home when those in the lead crowded at the spot where the body was and bawled strangely,” he said.

He said he monitored from a distance to see if they had seen a prey animal or a snake but he could not see much since the area was bushy.

“I slowly tip toed towards the scene to get a glimpse of what the attraction was,” said Ongili, fading into a trance.

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“It was ghastly. I felt my body freeze in shock. She lay naked, facing down.” He says he quickly moved out of the scene out of fear that those behind the killing might still have been lurking in the area.

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