Shocking Allegations of Mutula Kilonzo's Murder. CYNIDE POISONING..

He was discovered foaming at the mouth at 01:00pm  by his house help, thus, it looks like Senator Mutula Kilonzo was poisoned.

According to a housekeeper who found Mutula’s body in his bedroom, the politician arrived at the farmhouse about 2pm and appeared okay.

 The late  Senator retreated to his bedroom after having his favourite meal of githeri and roast meat at 7pm.

A worker who did not wish to be named said his boss was in a jovial mood when he arrived home driving himself: “He parked the vehicle at the parking bay and walked into the house after greeting us.”

Sources said the late Mutula usually showed up for his breakfast between 9.30 and 10.30 whenever he is on the farm. But on Saturday he did not, prompting his long-serving cook to go and wake him up.

The aged cook said he knocked on his boss’ door several times without reply. He then turned on the door’s handle and went in: “He appeared deeply asleep with a lot of foam coming from his mouth,” he said adding that he immediately called for the farm manager.

The manager then called Mutula’s son Mutula Kilonzo Junior and a brother in law, Chris Musau, who were the first to arrive at the scene.  Police officers led by Machakos Deputy OCPD Wambugu and DCIO Kavete Kuloba visited the homestead after being informed by the late minister’s family.

He was the only one in the main house, as the rest of the family was said to be in his Muthaiga home, in Nairobi

According to the police, the deceased had vomited on his bathroom sink, a pointer to the fact that he woke up at some point to vomit and went back to sleep.

A leading Nairobi based medical practitioner who did not want to be named explained that The cause of death is difficult to determine without a physical examination.

“Right now the best way to find out the cause is to wait for  postmortem examination. There are many things which need to be evaluated before commenting on the cause”. said the doctor

“But I can say that the house help’s narration that the Hon Senator was Frothing in the mouth happens mostly in poisoning and drug over dosages because of the piled up secretions in the airway and aspiration. The prior vomiting could have led to dehydration” the doctor added.

“A Post Mortem report will be able to confirm the cause of his death” the doctor concluded.

Pathologists led by Chief Government pathologist, Dr Johansen Oduor performed preliminary examination on the body before removing and taking it to Nairobi’s Lee Funeral Home.

Remember Hon Saitoti was once poisoned - and he nearly died during the Moi era plus Detective Inspector Troon was also poisoned during the Ouko Inquiry. 

Bildad Kaggia was once poisoned when he was an Assistant Minister. There was an attempt to kill Jomo Kenyatta via poisoned porridge while he was under imprisonment in Lokitaung. Kenyatta was saved by Paul Ngei, who alerted him and brought Kenyatta a bowl of fresh, uncontaminated porridge. That's why Paul Ngei was ''untouchable'' throughout Jomo Kenyatta's Presidency. Senator Kilonzo seems to have been living alone.

CYNIDE POISONING:

Cyanide poisoning occurs when a living organism is exposed to a compound that produces cyanide ions (CN−) when dissolved in water. Common poisonous cyanide compounds include hydrogen cyanide gas and the crystalline solids potassium cyanide and sodium cyanide. The cyanide ion halts cellular respiration by inhibiting an enzyme in the mitochondria called cytochrome c oxidase.

Acute poisoning Cyanide poisoning is a form of histotoxic hypoxia because the cells of an organism are unable to use
oxygen, primarily through the inhibition of cytochrome c oxidase.

If cyanide is inhaled it causes a coma with seizures, apnea, and cardiac arrest, with death following in a matter of minutes.

At lower doses, loss of consciousness may be preceded by general weakness, giddiness, headaches, vertigo, confusion, and perceived difficulty in breathing. At the first stages of unconsciousness, breathing is often sufficient or even rapid, although the state of the victim progresses towards a deep coma, sometimes accompanied by pulmonary edema, foaming in the mouth and finally cardiac arrest.
Skin color goes blue from cyanide- hemoglobin complexes. A fatal dose for humans can be as low as 1.5 mg/kg body weight.

In addition to pesticide and insecticide, cyanide is contained in tobacco smoke, smoke from building fires and some foods, like almonds, apricot kernel, apple seeds, and cassava (also known as yuca or manioc).

Vitamin B12 in the form of hydroxycobalami n, or hydroxocobalami n, may reduce the negative effects of chronic exposure, and a deficiency can lead to negative health effects following exposure.

 
Exposure to lower levels of cyanide over a long period (e.g., after use of cassava roots as a primary food source in tropical Africa) results in increased blood cyanide levels, which can result in weakness and a variety of symptoms, including permanent paralysis, nervous lesions, hypothy roidism, and miscarriages. Other effects include mild liver and kidney.