Police Give New Details on Deceased KFS Senior Manager After Failed Autopsy
Missing Kenya Forest Service (KFS) Legal Services Manager, Esther Wairimu Keige, was found dead inside a coffee plantation in Juja farm after going missing fo weeks...
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Esther Wairimu Keige, the Legal Services Manager for the Kenya Forest Service (KFS), who went missing on June 10, was found deceased on the night of July 6. Police investigations reveal she had been battling depression and undergoing treatment.
- The 54-year-old advocate had previously disappeared from home on three separate occasions due to her mental health struggles.
- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is investigating the circumstances surrounding her death.
- Due to the decomposed state of her body, a post-mortem could not determine the exact cause of death.
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Autopsy Fails to Determine KFS Legal Manager Wairimu Cause of Death - July 2026
An autopsy on the body of Kenya Forest Service (KFS) Legal Services Manager Esther Wairimu Keige has failed to determine the cause of her death due to advanced decomposition, with investigators awaiting toxicology results. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) stated that homicide has not been ruled out in her death, with her body discovered in Juja, Kiambu County. She had been battling depression and undergoing treatment according to police investigations. Lawyers nationwide held a Purple Ribbon March demanding swift investigations into the recent deaths of two advocates, Edward Kariuki and Esther Wairimu, under unclear circumstances.
