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  • The family of Maureen Mung'ohe Musungu, 23, who went missing on May 21 say the Strathmore University student had been found.

The family of Maureen Mung'ohe Musungu, 23, who went missing on May 21 announced that the Strathmore University student had been found.

According to Musungu's family, the student was found safely and she is currently undergoing medical checkups to ascertain her state physically and mentally.

The 23-year-old Strathmore University student left their Karen home to meet up with friends at Nairobi City Centre.

Her mother, Morgan Ambani disclosed that Maureen left the house at around 10:30 am and was supposed to meet he friends in town, where they would proceed to their hangout location.

"She did not give clear information on who the friends were. However, in the evening I was concerned that it was starting to get late and she wasn't home, so I called her and she said she was in Utawala. Her phone went off at 8:30 pm before she could pin the exact location," Ambani was quoted by Daily Nation as saying.

She wanted to go pick her daughter up but her phone has been off since. Ambani reported Maureen's disappearance at the Karen Police Station but was advised to return after 48 hours.

She filed a missing person's report but police are yet to establish her whereabouts. "It is true that the matter was reported here and we are on it. Her phone is still switched off," Karen Police boss Purity Kobia stated.

According to the missing person's report, the third-year Business and Information Technology student was last seen in a green pair of jeans and a black jacket.

"She was to resume her classes this week after a long academic break, which was due to financial difficulties," her brother intimated.