Veteran Kitui journalist Kitavi Mutua dies after snakebite
Former Nation Media Group correspondent Kitavi Mutua died on Friday night in the ICU at Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital. Kalonzo Musyoka, Charity Ngilu and other leaders paid tribute to him.
Veteran journalist Kitavi Mutua has died after a snakebite, The Star and The Standard reported. Mutua was a long-serving Nation Media Group correspondent in Kitui County. He died on Friday night while being treated at Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH). According to The Star, a venomous snake bit Mutua while he slept at his home in Kitui South. Preliminary reports say he went about a week without seeking medical care. His condition then worsened, and the venom reportedly affected his internal organs. The Standard reported that he spent about two weeks in the hospital's intensive care unit. Wiper Patriotic Front leader Kalonzo Musyoka issued a condolence message on Sunday. He described Mutua as a distinguished journalist and a son of Ukambani. The former Vice President said Mutua had been helping him write his second autobiography. "He was the one working with me on it. I am sorry that we will not finish that work together," Kalonzo said. Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua said he had stayed in…
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