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Lawyer Danstan Omari speaking at Lee Funeral Home on Friday, April 25, 2025

A total of seven pathologists are taking part in the postmortem exercise on the body of Kariobangi North MCA Joel Munuve following his sudden death.

The exercise began on Friday, April 2,5, at Lee Funeral Home.

Chief Government Pathologist Dr. Johansen Oduor is leading the medical team with the process attracting interest from political, medical, and investigative agencies.

Speaking at the funeral home, Lawyer Danstan Omari confirmed the involvement of several parties, each represented by a pathologist.

“The first pathologist is Johansen Oduor, representing the government. Two, the family has sent a pathologist. The third one is from AAR. The fourth pathologist is from the County Assembly of Nairobi,” he said.

“The County Government of Nairobi (Executive wing) has also sent a pathologist, and lastly, the Member of Parliament for Embakasi East, Babu Owino, who has two pathologists.”

Omari welcomed further involvement from those interested in the matter.

“Anybody who has an interest in this matter is free to come with their pathologist,” he said.

He said there are also more than 15 experts, including those from the DCI, that are taking part in the process.

“Alongside the pathologists, there are more than 15 experts from the DCI, from the government analyst, from the forensics part and the scenes of crime,” Omari said.

In addition, a laboratory expert has been assigned to collect and examine samples.

“There is a representative of a lab that has been sent here to come and take samples. We shall be updating you as the progress goes,” he added.

Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai said they had a briefing session with the medical team before the examination started.

“We have had a brief meeting with the doctors just to inform them of the kind of history the deceased had, how he has been living in the recent past,” he said.

Alai said they also shared details about Munuve’s last known activities, including what he took as food and the meetings he attended.

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The late Kariobangi North MCA Joel Munuve

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has stepped in and taken over the investigations into the cause of death of Kariobangi North MCA Joel Munuve after leaders intensified calls to have it probed.

Speaking to the press outside the Lee Funeral Home where the body of the late MCA is being preserved, the family lawyer Danstan Omari revealed the family together with the political class, the government pathologist and the Homicide Unit of the DCI Nairobi area held a meeting and agreed on a date that the cause of the death will be revealed.

The autopsy that is set to reveal the real cause of MCA Munuve’s death will be conducted tomorrow, Friday, April 25, 2025, at 9:00 am. The cause of the death will then be announced to the public.

“After a meeting between the family, the Homicide Unit of the DCI and the late MCA’s political family, we agreed to have the autopsy postponed from today ( Thursday) and be done tomorrow,” Omari said.

Leaders call for probe

Wiper Democratic Movement party leader Kalonzo Musyoka had called for a quick investigation into the cause of  Munuve’s death.

Kalonzo, while mourning Munuve in a statement shared via his official X account on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, said that quick action should be taken to establish the cause of his sudden death.

Kalonzo went ahead to state that Munuve was a tireless advocate of the rights of people, a dedicated servant of the people of Kariobangi and indeed the entire county of Nairobi, and an active member of his team.

“I am deeply saddened by the news of the sudden passing of Mheshimiwa Joel Munuve, MCA Kariobangi North ward. Mheshimiwa Munuve was a tireless advocate of the rights of people, a dedicated servant of the people of Kariobangi and indeed the entire county of Nairobi, and an active member of Team SKM. My thoughts and prayers are with Hon. Munuve’s family, friends and constituents at this most difficult time. As we mourn Hon. Munuve, we urge quick action on establishing the cause of his sudden death,” Kalonzo stated.

Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) leader Eugene Wamalwa has also called for a thorough investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding Kariobangi North MCA Joel Munuve’s death.

Taking to his official X account on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, Wamalwa expressed deep sorrow following the sudden death of Munuve. He described him as a friend and a committed leader.

“Saddened to learn of the sudden death of my friend Joel Munuve, MCA Kariobangi North Ward, Nairobi City County, yesterday under unclear circumstances! As we condole with his family, we call for thorough investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding his death,” Wamalwa wrote.

Joel Munuve’s death

Munuve died on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, while undergoing treatment at one of the private hospitals located along Kiambu Road.

Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Kennedy Ngondi, in a press conference, confirmed that Munuve was headed to the office in the CBD when he developed chest pains.

“The leadership of the County Assembly of Nairobi is deeply saddened to announce the untimely passing of one of our members, Joel Munuve, who is the elected member to date for the Kariobangi North ward. He suddenly collapsed and passed away earlier today. Munuve was a dedicated leader, a tireless servant of the people and a passionate voice in the assembly,” Ngondi said.

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All media houses have been barred from covering Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka’s child upkeep case.

While ruling on an application that had been made by Lawyer Danstan Omari who is representing the woman who sued Lusaka, Nairobi Resident Magistrate F. Terer issued gag orders against all media houses barring them from covering the case.

“That a gag order is hereby issued to any print or electronic mass media in Kenya from açcessing, publishing, airing, narrating or commenting the case in any newspaper, journal, weekly magazine and TV or radio show,” the gag order states.

The case was coming up this Wednesday to confirm if negotiations between Lusaka and the woman have been fruitful.

Lusaka had earlier told the court he will not be challenging the paternity of the unborn baby he allegedly fathered with the woman who sued him for upkeep.

Through his lawyer Peter Wanyama, Lusaka told the court he has been in talks with the woman with a view to settling the case out of court.

Wanyama told Justice Antony Mrima his client is willing and ready to pay the costs of prenatal care.

In the case, the woman who claimed to have had an affair with the Senate Speaker for three years wants Sh25 million for the unborn baby.

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