Church cook found dead inside a matatu in Makongeni Phase 4.

Residents of Makongeni Estate were Wednesday morning woken up to the news of a middle-aged man found dead inside a packed 14-seater matatu in Phase 4.

According to a security guard in the area, the deceased reported to his work place at 11pm and started complaining of severe headache shortly thereafter. He then requested to have a nap in one of the matatus near the area security offices only to later be found dead with blood oozing out of his nose and mouth.

His colleagues said the man had a history of epilepsy which they highly suspected might have contributed to his death.

Confirming the incident, Thika OCPD Paul Kiriki said further investigations are underway to ascertain the real cause of the man’s death.

The deceased was a cook at a local church in Makongeni Estate.