- She had food in her room that indicated she was managing diabetes.
- Police said they are investigating "but for now, we are taking it to be a natural and sudden death".
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Former LinkedIn Africa head Thogori Chege Karago was found dead in her hotel room in Nairobi.
Karago’s body was found in her room at the Radisson Hotel along Waiyaki Way on Friday, January 21. She was 33.
Police said they were called to the hotel where they found Karago’s body in her third-floor room.
There are indications she was diabetic but that is subject to further investigations. For now we take it to be a natural and sudden deathMuturi Mbogo, Kilimani police boss
Preliminary investigations show she had diabetes.
The team that arrived at the hotel said they found it locked from inside and the woman was alone. An ambulance was called to the scene and officials confirmed she was dead at about 5pm.
Kilimani police boss Muturi Mbogo said the woman did not have any visible physical injuries at that time.
“There are indications she was diabetic but that is subject to further investigations. For now we take it to be a natural and sudden death,” he said.
The body was moved to the MP Shah mortuary.
The hotel and family did not respond queries.
An online memorial- https://www.forevermissed.com › thogori-karago -has been opened to celebrate her life.
“It is a place to celebrate her life by sharing fond memories, photos, music and more.”
According to her website, www.thogorikarago.com, she was the founder of SpeakEasy, a content aggrelerator and marketplace focused on amplifying the voices of women and children creators.
“She is a highly sought after startup angel investor, adviser, senior software engineer and product manager and currently sits on the advisory board of six startups by minority founders.”
Karago was a former senior software engineer and product manager at LinkedIn and head of research and development for the African continent at the same time.
Karago was responsible for overseeing LinkedIn’s growth n Africa, aiming to create economic opportunity for every member of the African workforce.
Earlier, Karago led the monetisation team on subscriptions products at LinkedIn. Her team worked on connecting job job seekers with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in today’s marketplace.
(Edited by V. Graham)