48-Year-Old Woman Who Pushed 25-Year-Old Boyfriend To Death From 14th Floor Kilimani Apartment Arrested

A night out in Kilimani turned into a shocking tragedy after a 25-year-old man fell to his death from the 14th floor of a short-stay apartment, leading to the arrest of a 48-year-old woman he had reportedly been dating and a second suspect who was with them earlier that night.

The victim, Festus Lee Owino Oromo, had checked into the apartment along Kindaruma Road on November 28 in the company of Lilian Moraa Mbeki, a Kenyan woman who police say also holds Costa Rican citizenship.

Investigators believe the two met online and had been seeing each other for some months. Later that evening, a man identified as Patrick Jagongo joined them for drinks.

What happened in the hours that followed remains unclear, but police say the apartment was found in a mess, suggesting a violent confrontation.

The male friend had already left by the time the incident happened, leaving Moraa and the young man inside the apartment.

Neighbours were startled by a heavy thud early Sunday morning and rushed to the parking lot, where they found Oromo’s naked body sprawled on top of a car.

The impact shattered the vehicle’s roof and left the 25-year-old with catastrophic injuries.

A postmortem later confirmed extensive trauma to his head, chest and abdomen, along with fractures on both legs.

Toxicology samples were taken to establish whether drugs or alcohol played a role in the events leading to his fall.

Police found Moraa asleep in one of the bedrooms when they entered the apartment.

She claimed that an argument had broken out earlier after the male friend left, and that she had gone to sleep, only waking up when residents and officers were already at the scene.

Investigators found the room disorganized, with the victim’s clothes and identification documents scattered inside, raising deeper questions about what may have transpired before he went over the balcony.

Jagongo was traced and arrested in Kahawa West hours later, while Moraa was arrested at the scene. Both were presented before the Kibera Law Courts, where detectives were granted 14 days to complete investigations.

Police are treating the death as a murder and are also reviewing visitor logs from the apartment, which show that other unidentified guests had accessed the unit in the days before the incident.

The case has stirred fresh concerns about rising incidents of violence and mysterious deaths linked to short-stay apartments in Nairobi, especially where alcohol, intimacy and poorly monitored private gatherings intersect.

In an unrelated incident in Soweto, Kayole, a 51-year-old woman died by suicide at her brother’s home after reportedly hanging herself from a house truss using a piece of cloth.

Her body was moved to the mortuary as investigations continue.

Police say suicide cases have been rising across the city, prompting calls for better mental health support and early intervention mechanisms.

Back in Kilimani, detectives now hope phone records, witness statements, forensics and toxicology results will help piece together the truth about Oromo’s final moments.

His family is demanding answers, and the two suspects remain in custody as the investigation enters a critical phase.