A government report released on Wednesday finally revealed what transpired leading to the death of Former Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo.
According to the report, the late Senator died of massive bleeding caused by high blood pressure.
The government report presented by Dr S W Mwangi at the Machakos Law Courts explained that the massive bleeding could have been due to excessive ingestion of some substances that include caffeine.
“Mr Kilonzo died of massive hemorrhage into the chest and cranial cavity due to significantly elevated blood pressure due to several factors including but not limited to excessive ingestion of pseudoephedrine (nasal/sinus decongestant) in combination with caffeine,” the report read in part.
The family of the late Senator, however, expressed their disappointment with the manner in which the government handled the investigations.
One of the family members noted that the government should have provided them with the report before submitting it to court.
“The report should have been given to the family first before being produced in court,” the family member stated.
The family member said the government owed them an explanation as well as Kenyans who were eager to know what toxin caused the hemorrhage stating that time was much spent and no conclusive report had been issued.
"The inquest has gone cold. Its timing raises serious questions. It will be closed with no tangible results,” he stated.
The inquest will resume on September 26 2017.
The late Mutula Kilonzo died on 16th April 2013.
