17-year-old boy allegedly beaten to death by bouncers at VVIP Rooftop Club
17-year-old boy allegedly beaten to death by bouncers at VVIP Rooftop Club
A family in Kangemi is mourning the tragic death of their 17-year-old son, a dancer and online influencer, who was allegedly beaten to death by security guards at the VVIP Rooftop Club.
Wilberforce Kisia’s body was hidden for hours, and a post-mortem confirmed he died from prolonged assault. Now, his family is demanding justice.
Kisia is said to have left home in Kangemi on Sunday, full of hope, as he was chasing his dream as a dancer and performer who was admired online and on stage, unaware that the night would be his last.
“The last time I saw him was Sunday. He said, ‘I’ll be back Monday morning.’ But by Tuesday, there was no word… nothing. They hadn’t posted him on their club social… That’s when I knew something was wrong,” said his brother, Kennedy Ambani.
For four agonising days, the family searched, calling friends and checking social media, but Kisia had vanished.
A chilling sign started when his videos began disappearing from the club’s social pages.
“I called the club cameraman. He just told me, ‘If it’s about Kisia, go ask the management,” Ambani added.
Witnesses later revealed a devastating truth: Kisia had allegedly been attacked by two security guards after a misunderstanding. He was strangled, dragged into a room, and left to die alone.
“He was dancing on the stairs when one bouncer grabbed him and handed him to another. That one held him by the neck. That’s the last they saw him,” another brother, Vincent Mudoga, explained.
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His body was not reported until the next evening, nearly a full day later.
A post-mortem on Tuesday confirmed the family’s worst fears that their son died from a sustained beating, including being struck with a blunt object.
Two security guards have since been arrested and are being held as suspects in his murder. They are expected in court on May 21, 2025.
“They killed my child… my baby. I keep asking why. Why did they kill him? But no one tells me anything,” the deceased’s mother, Joyce Kavai, stated.
But for Kisia’s grieving family, justice is still out of reach. They’re not only mourning a son, but also asking how a minor was allowed to work in such a place.
“I haven’t received justice. And I want it. I won’t accept that my son died like an animal. I can’t even look at his pictures — they hurt too much,” Kavai lamented.
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