Mystery Deepens as Autopsy Fails to Locate Bullet That Killed Stima Plaza Guard During Protests
Fred Wamale Wanyonyi, a security guard at Kenya Power’s Stima Plaza, was shot dead on June 25, 2025, in Nairobi. But a recent post-mortem has left investigators stumped – the bullet that killed him couldn’t be found in his body – despite an entry wound and no exit wound.
The incident happened at around 4:30 p.m. at the Kolobot Road entrance of Stima Plaza during nationwide protests led by Gen Z protesters marking the one year anniversary of the 2024 finance bill protests. Wanyonyi, who worked for Hatari Security, was caught up in the chaos and rushed to Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Kenya Power confirmed the incident in a statement saying the guard was on duty at the time of the shooting.
A post-mortem examination done days later showed the fatal shot entered Wanyonyi’s abdomen and pierced his spine. But the examination raised more questions: there was no exit wound and no bullet was found in the body.
Speaking to the press after the autopsy, Wanyonyi’s widow Merceline Otieno Kesa was emotional.
“They say there’s no bullet in that body – where did that bullet go? We don’t care about anything else. We just want the bullet so we can know how this case will proceed,” she said.
The couple had been saving to buy their first plot of land. Now Kesa is left alone with their three young children.
“To the government, I have been left with young children and that man was the breadwinner of our lives… I can’t rest until I know where Fred’s bullet came from and where it went.”
Family advocate Samuel Chelongo called for immediate forensic examinations.
“Doctors have advised we do an X-ray scan to see if the bullet is lodged somewhere in the body. If it doesn’t show up, we will have to conclude there’s foul play. Someone must be held accountable,” Chelongo said.
Oscar Wanjala, a family friend, also pointed to foul play and demanded transparency in the investigation.
Mystery Deepens as Autopsy Fails to Locate Bullet That Killed Stima Plaza Guard During Protests