Denzel Omondi death probe: Family rejects autopsy results, insists he was murdered

The family of Denzel Omondi Onyango, one of the protesters who tragically died under mysterious circumstances during the recent anti-government demonstrations, is demanding answers.

Denzel was among thousands of protesters who stormed Parliament premises during the protests on June 25. He subsequently went viral after recording a video inside the Parliament.

Unfortunately, things took a tragic turn just a day after he posted the video on social media.

The 24-year-old, a third year JKUAT student, was reported missing on June 27. His parents subsequently mounted a search to no avail.

A week later, Denzel’s body was discovered at a quarry within Gachororo in Juja, Kiambu County.

Investigators at Juja Police Station have taken statements from the deceased’s parents, even as the family insists that their son was abducted and murdered after the video of him protesting at Parliament buildings went viral.

Denzel’s grief-stricken family is overwhelmed by the loss of their eldest child.

His father spoke to him on July 27, just hours before he disappeared without a trace. Efforts for the family to trail the young man hit a dead end when they were called to identify his body.

“The investigative agencies have to tell us what really caused this, because I spoke to this boy three hours before he went missing and he was in a good mood,” said Denzel’s father James Otieno.

An autopsy examination has since revealed that Denzel died by drowning, however his family and human rights defenders are not convinced with the findings.

As this happened, investigators and Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) representatives revisited the crime scene on Wednesday to chronologically analyse events leading up to the boy’s death.

For now, investigators say they are still piecing together details into this incident and a detailed statement on the progress of the probe will be issued soon.