Waris Daud, a 38-year-old woman, left her home in Nairobi’s Eastleigh on Monday evening to visit a nearby hospital for a skin care treatment.
When she became unreachable and failed to return home, her daughter Nuseiba, 12, and her 23-year-old niece Amina decided to search for her after growing increasingly concerned. Security footage obtained by Nation.Africa captured their final moments as they departed by taxi around 9 PM, their worried yet hopeful expressions masking the horror that awaited them. The following morning, authorities located Waris’s mutilated body near Alim Secondary School, approximately 30 kilometres from Eastleigh. The scene revealed unthinkable brutality—her eyes had been removed, her wrists severed, and evidence suggested sexual assault.
“She left the house to go to the hospital for some skin care treatment at the mall and that was the last time she was seen alive. Relatives who have seen the body say that she doesn’t have eyes, her hands are missing and she was sexually assaulted,” her cousin Hindhia Shariff said.
The discoveries of Amina and Nuseiba’s bodies followed, each found at separate locations. Amina’s body was recovered on Mwambo Road, a tragic end for the promising college student who had recently embarked on her hospitality studies. Her brother Yusuf Abdirashid Ahahir rushed from Mombasa upon receiving the heartbreaking news. Young Nuseiba was found opposite Bahati Primary School in Kamukunji Sub-County, her clothing bloodstained though notably lacking visible wounds.
Nairobi Police Commander Adamson Bungei has confirmed that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations’ homicide unit has assumed control of the investigation. Key evidence includes suspicious tyre tracks at multiple crime scenes, suggesting the perpetrator used a vehicle to transport the victims. Investigators have also recovered a knife intended to provide a potential link between the murders. While the motive remains unclear, authorities suspect these brutal acts may be the work of a single perpetrator. The detectives are currently reviewing surveillance footage and questioning potential witnesses including family members.
“We don’t know yet why this happened, but our teams are actively investigating to find out what happened,” Mr Bungei said.
