Mutula body tissue sample flown to UK

 

PHOTO | DENISH OCHIENG | FILE The hearse carrying the remains of former Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo leaves the Lee Funeral Home on May 9, 2013. NATION MEDIA GROUP

By NATION CORRESPONDENT
Posted Sunday, May 19 2013 at 23:30

In Summary

• Samples were taken to Britain two weeks ago according to a member of a team of pathologists working on the case

Some of the tissue samples taken from the body of Senator Mutula Kilonzo have been flown to London for independent analysis.

A member of a team of pathologists working on the case told the Nation that the samples were taken to Britain two weeks ago.

“Once investigations are complete, the results will be given to the family,” the doctor privy to the investigation said.

At the same time, the government chemist is yet to give the chief government pathologist results of analysis on specimen collected from Mr Kilonzo’s remains before he was buried.

Interfere with grave

“By the close of last week, the chief government pathologist’s office had not received results from the government chemist, technically this means that he cannot move on with the case,” the doctor, speaking on condition of anonymity in respect to the family’s request to be allowed to release such information, said.

Meanwhile, villagers milled at Mr Kilonzo’a home after word went round that some people had tried to interfere with his grave.

Police said the senator’s manager had reported the matter.

“We acted first by deploying officers to the site. Nothing was observed,” Mr Baraza, the acting police boss said on telephone.

Mr Kilonzo died on April 26 at his Valhalla home in his KwaKyelu ranch in Machakos County in mysterious circumstances prompting a forensic probe into his death. He was buried on May 9 at his home in Mbooni constituency.

Different schools of thought have emerged on his death, with some quarters claiming he may have been poisoned.