NAIROBI, Kenya — The nation is reeling from the revelation that Susan Njoki, a nurse and the founder of Toto Touch organization, was strangled to death at the Chiromo Hospital Group, Braeside branch. A shocking forensic report, presented before Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi, has confirmed the circumstances of her demise.
An autopsy conducted by six pathologists concluded that Njoki died approximately four hours after her last meal last Tuesday, merely a day after she was reportedly admitted to the facility without her consent.
The late Njoki, who had a history of mental health treatment, had previously alleged on social media that her husband, Alloise Ngure, had sent four doctors to inject her and transport her to a mental health facility against her will.
On Tuesday, Njoki’s family convened at Montezuma Monalisa for the postmortem examination, which was performed by six doctors representing the family, the government, and the Chiromo Hospital Group. Detectives from Kabete Police Station, who are investigating the case, were also present at the morgue.
After an autopsy lasting over four hours, the pathologists emerged with findings that sent shockwaves through the family and wider public.
“Susan died because of what we call manual strangulation. If I put it in normal language, it means kunyongwa kwa shingo…” stated family pathologist Dr. P.M. Maturi. Dr. J.N. Ndungu, a government pathologist, corroborated these findings, adding, “There are features of compression to the neck, and those features are in keeping with manual strangulation. There are also features of lack of oxygen in the blood as a result of neck compression…”
The pathologists confirmed that Njoki died at least four hours after her last meal while admitted at Chiromo Hospital Group’s Braeside branch, where she was reportedly taken against her will by a group of four individuals.
The late Njoki had previously stated on social media that these four individuals were sent by her husband, Alloise Ngure, to remove her from their Kileleshwa home without her consent.
Njoki’s brother, Ephantus Kamengere, commented on the family’s next steps: “As a family, we may decide to do toxicology and other investigations. We are almost satisfied because the intention of collecting her, forcing her to go to the hospital against her will, was there. The instructions were given by the husband.” Njoki’s sister, Priscillah Wanjiru, tearfully added, “As Kamengere family, tunaweza shukuru sana tukaweza pata justice, mtusaidie kwa sababu tumelose our loving sister.”
With her husband, Ngure, considered a person of interest and the postmortem confirming strangulation, the family is now urgently calling for justice while simultaneously pursuing legal avenues to facilitate her burial.
“We cannot lose our sister that way and also lose the right to bury. So we will discuss as a family, and we will know how to do it. This is an instruction to Montezuma that nobody has a right to take that body before we decide,” Kamengere emphasized.
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Ngure was arrested by detectives and subsequently released on cash bail last Friday after providing a statement. Others who have provided statements to the police include Dr. Onyancha, the late Njoki’s physician, and nurses from Chiromo Hospital Group’s Braeside branch who interacted with the deceased.
Sources close to the investigation reveal that more suspects, some of whom have gone into hiding since last week, are being actively pursued and are likely to face murder charges.
In a statement issued Tuesday evening, Chiromo Hospital Group CEO Dr. Vincent Hongo affirmed that the facility is fully cooperating with relevant authorities, has preserved all records, and is supporting the ongoing investigations.
