In summary
- The 35 witnesses will be called to give more details regarding Mwathi’s death, with the deceased’s family represented by lawyer Danstan Omari
- Lawyer Omari told the court that Mwathi’s family did not know why they were in court because they did not have in their possession the letter recommending charges
The State on Thursday, June 8 announced that it will call a total of 35 witnesses to testify in an inquest into the mysterious death of the late Jeff Mwathi.
The matter was mentioned before Magistrate Zainab Abdul, who directed the investigating officer to provide the documents he will use in the inquest to the parties in the case.
The 35 witnesses will be called to give more details regarding Mwathi’s death, with the deceased’s family represented by lawyer Danstan Omari.
Investigating officer Clement Mwangi was directed by the court to serve all parties with the witness statements that will be used in the inquest, which is now set for August 10, 2023, when the first witness will take to the stand.
Lawyer Omari told the court that Mwathi’s family did not know why they were in court because they did not have in their possession the letter recommending charges.
“We are lost why we are here because my client was not supplied with the letter for the inquest,” Lawyer Danstan Omari said.
The late Jeff’s mother Anne Mwathi was present in court with other relatives on Thursday and revealed that the family has been in agony since the death of their kin.
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“We have cried, we have suffered… but we believe there is God in Heaven. What I’d want is the government to take action on anyone that may be found guilty,” she told the journalists.
New Battle For DJ Fatxo
The inquest is a fresh blow to popular Mugithi singer Lawrence Njuguna aka DJ Fatxo, represented by Lawyer Duncan Okatch, who will have to fight a new battle to clear his name weeks after he was cleared of murder charges in Mwathi’s death.
The prosecution called for an inquest over the lack of sufficient evidence linking him to the probe of Mwathi’s death. The application for a public inquest was made in court by the Director of Criminal Investigations that established no evidence linking DJ Fatxo to the murder.
“We are lost why we are here because my client was not supplied with the letter for the inquest,” Omari said.
Abdul told the court that she received the file from the Chief Magistrate who allocated the inquest to her.
The late Jeff’s mother Anne Mwathi was present in court with other relatives on Thursday and revealed that the family has been in agony since the death of their kin.
“We have cried, we have suffered… but we believe there is God in Heaven. What I’d want is the government to take action on anyone that may be found guilty,” she told the media.
The inquest is a fresh blow to popular Mugithi singer Lawrence Njuguna aka DJ Fatxo, represented by Lawyer Duncan Okatch, who will have to fight a new battle to clear his name weeks after he was cleared of murder charges in Mwathi’s death.
The court ordered an inquest over the lack of sufficient evidence linking him to the probe of Mwathi’s death. The application for a public inquest was made in court by the Director of Criminal Investigations that established no evidence linking DJ Fatxo to the murder.
