The body of a security guard who went missing on Friday night was found in the Embu sewage treatment plant on Monday.
Dennis Bundi, 19, worked with
Bentel Security Company in Embu Town.
Residents found his body in the plant at
Old stadium area in the morning and alerted police.
Embu West police boss Francis Sang said they launched investigations to establish whether the man committed suicide or was murdered.
"The guard is said to have left the house for a neighbouring shop to buy a scratch card but did not return," he said.
"Relatives reported him missing at Embu police station, saying he may have been arrested by policemen on patrol for unknown reasons."
The police boss said the body did not have physical injuries.
It was taken to the morgue at Embu Level Five Teaching and Referral Hospital.
