{
  "id": 5935496,
  "title": "KENHA engineer found dead in Malindi hotel bathroom",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/kenha-engineer-found-dead-in-malindi-hotel-bathroom",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T07:50:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/kenha-engineer-found-dead-in-malindi-hotel-bathroom/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday morning, a Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) engineer was discovered deceased in the bathroom of Room Six at Malindi Pearl Hotel in Malindi Central, Malindi, Kilifi County. Bernard Gladstone Wangusi, 35, had checked in to the hotel at approximately 6:15pm on Thursday, September 3, along with his colleagues from Lamu. His driver attempted to rouse him at around 9:50am on Friday to escort him to Malindi Airport, only to find Wangusi unresponsive in the bathroom. Upon arrival at the scene, police officers and Crime Scene Investigation officers from Malindi documented the incident. Despite the lack of visible physical injuries, treatment notes from Aga Khan University Hospital revealed that Wangusi had been diagnosed with diabetes. His body was transported to the Malindi Star Hospital mortuary for further examination, including a postmortem to determine the cause of death.\n\nSeparately, a 64-year-old man was found lifeless outside his sister-in-law's residence in the Nyalgunga area, Suna West, Migori County, on Friday evening. Thomas Agatha was discovered unconscious near the front door of the house at around 7pm by his sister-in-law upon her return home. The witness found Agatha unresponsive, with his jumper and slippers removed and placed beside him, while the rest of his clothing remained intact. Police officers responded to the scene, where they confirmed the absence of visible physical injuries. They were also informed that Agatha had been grappling with an intermittent illness. The body was photographed, documented at the scene, and subsequently moved to the Migori County Mortuary for preservation pending further investigation. The police are now tasked with determining the circumstances surrounding both deaths.",
  "summary": "Police are investigating an incident where a Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) engineer was found dead in the bathroom of a hotel room in Malindi, Kilifi County, on Friday morning. Bernard Gladstone Wangusi, was discovered lying lifeless in the bathroom of Room Six at Malindi Pearl Hotel in Malindi Central. Wangusi had checked into the [...] The post KENHA engineer found dead in Malindi…",
  "key_points": [
    "KeNHA engineer Bernard Gladstone Wangusi, 35, found dead in Malindi hotel bathroom.",
    "Wangusi checked in to Malindi Pearl Hotel on September 3, 2023, with colleagues.",
    "No visible physical injuries, diabetes diagnosed in autopsy."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}