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7 held over death of university student in Nairobi apartment

 From right: Dennis Kariuki Gitonga, Loise Osiro, Lucy Mora, Ali Kibwana Kamaku, Precious Kendi Mutembei, Austin Ochieng, and Wendy Kerubo before the Milimani Law Courts on November 24, 2025, in connection with the death of 23-year-old Daystar University student Lorna Kathambi.

Photo credit: Billy Ogada | Nation Media Group 

Seven University students have been detained for seven days over the death of a 23-year-old girl who allegedly jumped from the 12th floor of a city building four days ago.

The seven are being investigated for the mysterious death of Lorna Kathambi Karani, a former student of Daystar University, Athi River Campus.