Trans Nzoia: 18-Year-Old Student Found Dead, Body Dumped In Maize Field After Missing For Days

• Eunice Akinyi left home to go for her school leaving certificate when her life was cut short by unknown people
• Her parents, Robert Masika and Beatrice Barasa, disclosed that she was preparing to join a college in Makueni to pursue a course in beauty
• Her grieving mother revealed that Akinyi's body was found tied in a maize farm with marks on the neck

Nancy Odindo, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics, news, and feature stories across digital and print media in Kenya.

Trans Nzoia - A family in Kwanza Constituency is in mourning after their 18-year-old daughter was found dead.

Eunice Akinyi's body was discovered in a maize field days after she went missing while en route to collect her school leaving certificate from Kesse Secondary School.

How was Eunice Akinyi's body found?

Her parents, Beatrice Barasa and Robert Masika, revealed that she was preparing to join a college in Makueni to study beauty. Barasa stated that Akinyi was assaulted, strangled, and murdered by unknown assailants.

"A group of children rushed in, panicked, saying a woman had been murdered on the farm. She was discovered completely naked, with her hands and legs bound and marks on her neck. My daughter died a painful death, and I don't understand why this happened to her," lamented the devastated mother.

Eunice Akinyi's family seeks justice

The grieving parents had high hopes for their daughter, believing she would transform their family’s future. They are now seeking justice following the brutal murder of their kin.

Our daughter had not provoked anyone, and we are left questioning the motive behind her tragic and ruthless murder. I plead with the government to hold those accountable for their actions," Barasa pleaded.

Area Chief Alex Wakabete noted that the DCI has taken on the investigation to identify and bring the perpetrators to justice.

Kisumu pregnant woman found dead

In other news, a woman with a six-month-old pregnancy was found dead at her rented house in Nyamasaria, Kisumu.

According to leaked chats with her friend, the deceased lamented being abandoned by her unborn baby's father whom she accused of revelling with other women in various clubs and abandoning her to suffer alone during the pregnancy.

Her body was moved to the morgue as authorities probed the circumstances of her death.

Proofreading by Otukho Jackson, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke

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Eunice Akinyi (left frame) was found dead after missing for days from her Trans Nzoia home.

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