The family of former Tharaka Nithi Senatorial aspirant, Francis Kiambi, lifted the lid over the deceased's deep financial struggles their kin faced before his death.
Speaking to the media on Thursday, January 12, the entrepreneur's sister, Jesicah Kajugu, stated that the tycoon - who was found dead at his Karen home on January 9 - had not discussed with them his challenges in the business.
Kajugu expressed that the family only had a hint of his financial struggles through his workers.
She added that her brother - who had a liquor company - had employed a number of people from his Tharaka Community and believed that the business had been affected by a number of government regulations.
"Before his last moments, some of his workers were coming home and would say that things were not good. The business had slowed down.
"Even as we observed him, we knew that there was a problem. We did not know his struggles in his business, we just got a hint that things were not rosy," she stated.
According to a police report seen by Kenyans.co.ke, Kiambi was found dead by his wife after a night out with his family members.
Police indicated that the businessman slept in a separate room after the wife declined to be a guarantor in a Ksh2 billion loan Kiambi was seeking.
Kiambi sought to use the loan to start another business. The nitty-gritty of the plan was, however, not released to the public.
Bernard Murimi, a family friend, mourned the businessman as a hardworking man who was willing to elevate the living standards of his constituents.
"He came and advised us to farm millet. He is the one who brought the seeds to us and even taught us how to plant them. His ideas really helped us as we made more money from it," Murimi stated.
Following his death, investigators visited the home of the politician where various pieces of evidence were sampled for investigation.
Detectives also visited the entertainment joint where the deceased spent his last night with his family and friends.
