Posted by Williammalecela.com on Sunday, January 04, 2015
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 4 – Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s son Fidel has been found dead in his Karen home.
According to sources close to the family, he was found dead Sunday morning after a night out.
Police
are still investigating the cause of death.The family is expected to
make a statement on the circumstances surrounding the death
shortly.Meanwhile condolence messages have began going out to the family
with many describing him as a man who was worth knowing.
Fidel
Odinga had drinks with friends at Sankara Hotel in Westlands, it has
now emerged.Tom Alila, one of the friends at Sankara with Fidel said he
had complained of stomach ache.Fidel was also in the company of John
Garang's son, Garang Junior. Those who saw them said Fidel seemed to be
in high spirits.
ODM
chairman John Mbadi told the press at Fidel's Karen home that the
family was supposed to have lunch at his father's home on Saturday but
Fidel excused himself.Mbadi said Fidel went for lunch at Sankara and
when he came back home
he went straight to bed. Mbadi said Fidel did not want to wake up his
wife and child and instead used the kitchen door to access the
house.Wiper co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka has told CID Director Ndegwa
Muhoro, who is at scene, to make sure the cause of Fidel's death is
known.
Kalonzo
described Fidel as an aggressive young man who had a bright future.The
government pathologist is yet to arrive at the house.The death of
Raila's eldest child came as a shock with Kenyans sending condolence
messages to the family.
UDF
leader Musalia Mudavadi was among the first to send condolence
message."I talked to Hon. Raila this morning from Mombasa where I have
been
for the last two weeks and I could feel his pain. Raila said he was with
and had a normal chart with his son yesterday afternoon after which
Raila left for a meeting. It is only this morning when family realized
Fidel had not gotten out of bed as usual," said Mudavadi.
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