Autopsy reveals Treasury intern died from head injuries, broken legs

Fresh details have emerged regarding the mysterious death of Evans Kiplagat Chirchir, a procurement intern at the National Treasury, whose lifeless body was found at the Machakos Level 5 Hospital mortuary on Wednesday.

An autopsy conducted at Machakos Funeral Home revealed that Chirchir died from head and back injuries, as well as broken legs, allegedly sustained in a hit-and-run accident at Maanzoni area on the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway.

According to police, the deceased, on the evening of August 30, received a call from one of his neighbours, Bosco Omondi, at around 9pm, and immediately left to go meet him. Chirchir allegedly left his phone behind.

The deceased however did not return that night, prompting his brother, who lives with him in Athi River, to call Omondi early the next day and inquire about his whereabouts.

Bosco informed the deceased's brother that he had parted ways with Chirchir after sharing a meal with him at Kyumbi Junction after leaving Makueni County.

Police sources indicate that Chirchir was run over by a black Toyota Harrier, registration number KCJ 410J. The vehicle was identified from debris and glass fragments of its side mirror found at the accident scene.

Chirchir's body was later taken to the Machakos Level 5 Hospital morgue, where it was initially booked as unknown by attendants.

The driver implicated in the accident was subsequently arrested but freed on a Ksh.50,000 bond. His vehicle was also processed and released after an NTSA inspection report.

He is scheduled to appear in court in two weeks where he will be charged with dangerous driving, causing death, and failing to report an accident.

On Wednesday, Dr. Daniel Katua, the medical superintendent at Machakos Level 5 Hospital, confirmed to Citizen Digital that the deceased was brought to the facility on August 31, 2024, at 9:20p.m.

According to Katua, officers from Kyumbi Police Station positively identified the body based on information from the mortuary's attendants.

Chirchir is said to have previously expressed fears for his life over a Ksh.286 million tender.

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