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Kenyan Online space is in a frenzy following the brutal murder of a Twitter influencer identified as Frank Obegi .
His death has revealed the fallacy of online hype and āborrowed lifestyleā that has many inebriated on social media spaces.
The influencer and three of his friends are among those who were found murdered and their body parts chopped off in Kijabe Forest, Kiambu County. This was after they went missing a week ago in Nairobiās Kasarani area.Ā A fourth body connected to the three is said to have been found in Magadi, Kajiado County.
Lari OCPD Anderson Furaha told local media that the three bodies were badly mutilated with signs evident that they were killed through strangulation and had their private parts amputated.
āOne of them had been partly eaten by wild animals. Their private parts had been amputated and it seems they died through strangulation. They had no identification documents and were naked,ā Mr Furaha said.
Obegi, his friend Mike, Eli and an unidentified victimsā bodies are currently preserved at the City mortuary in Nairobi.
It is alleged that the four disappeared between Monday and Wednesday last week from Kasarani, Nairobi County before the gruesome discovery was made.
Some of the reactions on Twitter:
That frank obegi guy used to frequent garage lounge thika back then when I was supervisor there,Mans was always on the VIP section where a beer goes for 500/-, she used to tip the waitresses with large ones, I think the smallest bill he ever paid was 10k. Everyone loved him there
ā ANONYMOUS (@KOT_SUPERVISOR) June 20, 2022
Some of you guys halting insults at me kwa DMs & replies ati I did wrong writing that thread about frank obegi were his bffs since 2015 when he became a bigwig on this app. You even had a 'bigwig circle' on this app. Hata sherehe nyinyi hupiga pamoja regularlyā¦
ā Babu Mmoja. (@Babuj_) June 21, 2022
..& now mnajifanya innocent kuliko Yesu. Am certain you all knew his sources of income including "some babes" from this app & you didn't dare to warn him.Kazi ilikuwa munching & drinking tu. You're all liable & responsible for his death cause you did nothing. Even a mere advice
ā Babu Mmoja. (@Babuj_) June 21, 2022
On Frank Obegi and more of this. All I can say is this : Of late, there has been an increase in the number of young Kenyans requesting Cashapps, Zelle, Venmo, Bank accounts, World remit, Send wave, PayPal and home addresses of their friends/ family in the US and North America.
ā A-A-RON (@necchy_) June 21, 2022
I have no mercy for scammers. Whatever befalls them, the deserve it. People who scam or con of your hard earned money should just get their Karma.
If youāve ever fallen prey to these thugs, you know how painful it is. To all who live the Frank Obegi life, May your karma find you.ā Phannie A. Kwegah š°šŖ (@MissKwegah1) June 21, 2022
