Puzzle of Talanta Stadium Worker Found Dead After a Week-Long Search

NAIROBI, September 16, 2025 – A chilling mystery has unfolded at the Talanta Sports City Stadium in Nairobi, where the body of a missing construction worker, 35-year-old Sammy Kyengo, was discovered last Saturday after a desperate week-long search.

The grim find, hidden behind pieces of boards beneath the terraces, has left authorities and the community grappling with questions of foul play as the stadium nears completion for a national celebration.

Kyengo’s disappearance was reported by his wife, Christine, a week prior when his phone went silent, and he failed to return home.

His body was eventually found floating in a concealed water sump on the stadium’s left-hand side, an area still under construction and obscured by boarded-up sections.

The discovery revealed disturbing injuries to the back of his head and the right side of his neck, with blood oozing from his nose and mouth, intensifying suspicions of a violent end.

Christine Kyengo, speaking to the media with a heavy heart, revealed her husband’s growing frustration over unpaid wages that had been delayed since July. “He told me the company had refused to pay them since July.

He wanted to claim his money and quit the job,” she said, hinting at a possible motive tied to workplace tensions.

Ongoing construction of Talanta Sports City Stadium in Nairobi on January 23, 2025.

The revelation has cast a shadow over the ongoing project, prompting managers to suspend work on Saturday as police sealed off the site, allowing crime scene investigators to scour for evidence.

Family members, exhausted from searching hospitals, police stations, and mortuaries without success, were devastated when the news broke.

Colleagues at the site confirmed seeing Kyengo on the day he vanished but could not recall if he left the premises, adding to the enigma.

His body was subsequently moved to Nairobi Funeral Home, where an autopsy is scheduled to determine the exact cause of death.

Despite the tragedy, the stadium’s significance looms large. Still under construction, Talanta Sports City Stadium is set to host this year’s Jamhuri Day celebrations on December 12, 2025, a decision confirmed by Dennis Itumbi, Head of Creative Economy and Special Projects in the Office of the President.

The event, themed “Tourism, Wildlife, and MICE,” will mark the 60,000-capacity venue’s debut as a national stage, though the recent events have left an unsettling mark on its progress.

As investigators delve deeper, the community awaits answers, hoping to unravel the puzzle surrounding Kyengo’s untimely death and restore a sense of safety to the ambitious project.