An autopsy reveals what killed Nairobi’s Kariobangi North MCA Joel Munuve

Nairobi’s Kariobangi North MCA Joel Munuve died of blood clot in the lungs, autopsy says.

Kariobangi North Member of County Assembly Joel Munuve died due to a blood clot and lack of sufficient oxygen, government pathologist Johansen Oduor has revealed.

An autopsy conducted at the Lee Funeral Home confirmed the cause.

Chief Government Pathologist Dr Johansen Oduor confirmed Muneve died due to a blood clot in his lungs.

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 explained Muneve died from a pulmonary embolism, a condition caused by a blood clot blocking a major artery in the lungs.

Speaking after the postmortem at Lee Funeral Home on Friday, Dr Oduor said the examination revealed that Muneve had insufficient oxygen in his body at the time of death.

“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 said.

“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.”

Dr Oduor said further examination was done to trace the origin of the blood clot.

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“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,” he said.

More samples were collected for toxicology tests.

The exercise was conducted by a panel of seven pathologists.

The process attracted interest from political, medical, and investigative agencies.

Lawyer Danstan Omari confirmed the involvement of several parties, each represented by a pathologist.

Munuve died on Tuesday, April 22, while undergoing treatment at a private hospital located along Kiambu Road.

The MCA had been rushed to hospital after he collapsed while conducting his duties at his ward office in Nairobi.

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