Sylvester Muigai Ndung'u had one errand on Tuesday: go to Nanyuki and pick up a school uniform. Two days later, his mother found his body.
The details of what happened between that simple trip and his death remain the heart of this story. His mother made the discovery herself, a grief no parent should have to carry, and it comes in the immediate aftermath of protests at Kenya's Ebola quarantine centre in the area.
The timing raises questions that have not yet been answered publicly. What connects a young man's routine errand to the unrest surrounding the quarantine facility? His family, and likely many others watching this story unfold, are waiting for those answers.
Originally published by BBC Africa.