The family of Julia Njoki is demanding justice for their daughter as they remain unconvinced about the circumstances surrounding her death after the Saba Saba protests.
Police urged for patience as the investigations go on into the incident.
A planned autopsy on the body will tell how she died after her arrest on July 7.
According to her family, Njoki was heading home on the fateful evening of the protests when she was rounded up with other protesters and taken to Nanyuki Police Station where she spent the night.
She was arraigned in Nanyuki Law Courts the following day and released on a Sh50,000 bond which they were unable to raise at the moment and it resulted to her being held at Nanyuki GK prison remand.
It was during this time that, her grandmother Susan Rienye alleges, she was brutally assaulted by officers.
The 24-year-old was taken to Nanyuki Teaching and Referral Hospital on Wednesday after developing complications but later succumbed while receiving treatment.
A preliminary medical report obtained by the family indicates that Njoki suffered blunt force trauma to the head, consistent with a severe beating.
A postmortem examination is expected to be conducted on Tuesday next week to ascertain the cause of death.
The incident has sparked widespread condemnation, with human rights groups and members of the public calling for an independent investigation into Njoki’s death.
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