AUTOPSY REVEALS MUNUVE'S DEATH

Chief Government Pathologist Dr Johansen Oduor has confirmed that Kariobangi North MCA, Joel Muneve died due to a blood clot in the lungs.

Speaking at Lee Funeral Home on 25, Friday, after the postmortem, Dr Oduor revealed that Muneve suffered as a result of insufficient oxygen in his body.

“When we looked at the body of the late MCA, from external examination, we saw that he had cyanosis (darkening of lips and fingernails). This is seen in people who are not getting enough oxygen in the body,” he stated.

The clot, which began in a vein in his left leg, travelled to the lungs and blocked a key artery, he said.

The postmortem showed that he lacked enough oxygen in his body at the time of his death.

Oduor added that Muneve died from a pulmonary embolism, where a blood clot began in a vein in his left leg, travelled to the lungs blocking a major artery.

“There is a blood vessel called the pulmonary artery where blood passes from the heart to the lungs to get oxygen. We saw a big blood clot there, which was tightly adherent to the blood vessel. This is what is called pulmonary embolism, which can cause sudden death.”

“We tried to find where the blood clot was coming from and upon looking at the whole body, a blood vessel in the lower limb, also on the left in the vein called the popliteal vein, we saw a blood clot there,” Dr. Oduor continued.

This exercise had attracted interest from political, medical, and investigative agencies, among them was Nairobi governor, Johnson Sakaja, who called for a probation of Munuve's death. Following this, more samples were collected for toxicology tests.

The late MCA's lawyer Danstan Omari oversaw the process, confirming that there were several parties involved, each represented by a pathologist.