"I've never seen anything like this," government pathologist on murder of Rita Waeni

Oduor said that the body looked pale, a sign that the deceased had lost a lot of blood after death.

He also said that the perpetrator had clipped off the fingernails for unknown reasons.

"As a scientist, when you see fingernails clipped off, you probably think that the person is trying to hide evidence so that now we are unable to get DNA from this victim. The fingernails were clipped but some of them were still intact," said Oduor.

But, with a few nails remaining, the forensic team managed to take samples for further analysis.

Alternatively, Oduor said that the forensic team might still manage to trace the suspect in case the victim managed to use some defence mechanisms.

From the examination, there were no signs of defense injuries but it further revealed that the body was intoxicated.

"We have taken samples for toxicology analysis. We could smell alcohol when we opened up the body but this will be confirmed by toxicology to establish if there was any drug or alcohol given and the amount," he added.

The 20-year-old Waeni was murdered at a residential apartment in TRM Drive, Roysambu, and her body was found stuffed in a dumpster.

Kasarani DCIO Jimmy Kimaro told The Standard that investigations are ongoing, while the prime suspect remains at large.

Additional reporting by Francis Odee.