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December 13, 2025
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Kawangware: Questions after boda boda rider dies in police custody

Kawangware: Questions after boda boda rider dies in police custody

Kawangware: Questions after boda boda rider dies in police custody..

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The family of Jack Leon Matoke, a 23-year-old boda boda rider, is disputing the police account of his death just four hours after being arrested and detained at Kawangware Police Station in Nairobi. Police claim he committed suicide, but his family cites inconsistencies in the narrative.

  • Jack Leon Matoke was found dead at City Mortuary just four hours after his arrest on a Thursday evening.
  • Police state he used his T-shirt to hang himself in custody; however, his family found his body still dressed in full motorcycle riding gear, contradicting this claim.
  • Hussein Khalid of Vocal Africa, a human rights activist, highlighted a worrying pattern of deaths occurring in police custody across Kenya.

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