New details show teen allegedly pushed from 9th-floor airbnb in Ruiru had lost mum 4 days earlier

New details show teen allegedly pushed from 9th-floor airbnb in Ruiru had lost mum 4 days earlier

Michael Kimani, 17, allegedly died after a fall from a Gwakairu Airbnb. A Ruiru Prison officer has been arrested as police investigate the tragedy amid grief.

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Michael Kimani's family was already deep in grief when a knock at the door shattered what little stability they had left.

The 17-year-old from Ruiru had not even had time to bury his mother before he was allegedly thrown to his death from the ninth floor of an Airbnb in Gwakairu on November 5, just four days after she died.

His mother passed away on Sunday, November 1. By Thursday night, Michael was gone too.

The family now faces the unbearable task of preparing two funerals, with both set to take place on Friday, November 13, in Maragua, Murang'a County.

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His sister recalls that he had spent that Saturday morning talking with her about visiting a family in mourning. Michael had initially planned to go alone, but she encouraged him to take a friend along, suggesting a boy named Karanja.

He agreed and left home at around 9:30 am. That was the last conversation the two siblings ever had.

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