Amid the rumour of what killed a Kenyan activist, Caroline Mwatha, an autopsy carried out on her has concluded that she died from a botched abortion.

Mwatha had been missing for several days, but her remains was later discovered in a mortuary.

A government pathologist conducted the autopsy on Caroline Mwatha in the presence of doctors representing the family and human rights groups.

The activist worked for a rights organisation that investigated abuses by the Kenyan police.

When she went missing for several days last week there were concerns that her disappearance could have been connected to her work.

Amnesty International said, following the autopsy, it had no reason to doubt that Mwatha had died from a botched abortion.