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Missing man found dead in Kenya’s Nyamindi River

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Andrew Nyaga, 47, who had been missing for eight days, was found dead in the Nyamindi River in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. His family noted injuries and is calling for an investigation into the circumstances of his death, according to Citizen.

The body of Andrew Nyaga, a 47-year-old man who had been missing for eight days in Kirinyaga County, Kenya, was found on Sunday evening in the Nyamindi River, more than four kilometres from his home, according to his family, quoted by Citizen.

His nephew, Joseph Kariuki, said the body had injuries to the face and around the eyes, and that the right thumb was missing. The family suspects Andrew Nyaga was drowned or killed before his body was left in the river. He was last seen at Karucho shopping centre, according to his relatives.

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