当地时间2018年10月12日，普华永道肯尼亚办公室的一名员工从普华永道所在办公楼的17层跳下在办公楼的2层阳台落地。根据普华永道东非地区和肯尼亚高级合伙人Peter Ngahu，该名员工为法务咨询部经理Stephen Mumbo。Stephen被送到医院后被宣布死亡。
当地警察以自杀事件处理该案件，但并未排除存在其他可能性。
“There are very strong links that it was a suicide but this is just in theory,” said Kilimani OCPD Michael Muchiri.
“However, it is still too early to make a conclusion but we are also looking at the prospect of whether there was some involvement,” he said.
Peter Ngahu 给普华永道员工就此事发信如下：
Dear colleagues,
It is with great sadness that I announce that following the incident reported earlier in Richard’s email, we have lost one of our own, Stephen Mumbo. Steve was a manager in the BRS business unit in Advisory.
We are all in a state of shock and disbelief. Our collective grief and sense of loss at this time is profound; but it can not compare to what Steve’s family must be feeling. Our hearts and prayers go out to them.
Investigations on the incident are continuing and we will update you when we have further clarity on the incident. Please keep Steve’s family in your thoughts and prayers at this trying time.
另据Stephen的同事披露，Stephen的办公室是在该建筑物的第12层，他自己预先预定了17层的会议室，当天Stephen独自待在该会议室而不是去12层工作。
The Standard reported that Mumbo was a civil engineering graduate from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. He had worked at Pleng Limited as a design engineer consultant between 2003 and 2005 alongside NASFAM a Malawian agricultural firm in 2016 before moving to PwC. Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) added to the weight of many disgruntled Kenyans who accused the company of overworking their staff making it difficult if impossible to strike a work, family balance.
有人认为，因为Mumbo作为法务咨询师，要经常接触大量敏感信息，发现并调查大量的违法行为。Mumbo的死亡或许与此有关。但这需等待警方的进一步调查。
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