Caroline Mwatha, a human rights activist from Dandora who went missing last week, has been found dead.
The body of Ms. Mwatha was found at City Mortuary in Nairobi on Tuesday afternoon.Sources have told Citizen Digital that the woman’s body was booked at the morgue by a private citizen.
Mwatha, who is a founding member of the Dandora Community Social Justice Centre, was last seen on Wednesday last week when she took her daughter to school but failed to report to work.
On Monday, Haki Africa executive director Hussein Khalid said her mysterious disappearance, especially after reportedly receiving threats from police officers, raises questions.
According to her friends, she was last seen at her home in Dandora on Wednesday morning, but since then her phone has remained off with her whereabouts still unknown.
Mwatha has been involved in documenting cases of extrajudicial killings (EJK) in Nairobi’s Dandora estate.
Earlier today, Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko offered Sh300,000 reward for information on the missing activist.