Friday, July 31, 2026 - Detectives in Embu have launched investigations into the mysterious death of a 26-year-old man whose decomposing body was discovered inside his friend's rented house days after the tenant had travelled to Mombasa. The apartment caretaker alerted police, prompting officers to break into the house, where they discovered the decomposing body. According to preliminary investigations, the body had no visible external injuries. Police established that the house belonged to a man who had travelled to Mombasa for a vacation on Friday, July 17, after leaving the house keys with his friend, Mark Muia. While in Mombasa, the tenant reportedly received a call from detectives informing him that the friend he had left at his house had been found dead.