Lawyer Paul Gicheru was on Monday, September 26, found dead in his Karen house several hours after taking lunch.
Gicheru, who was a suspect at the International Criminal Court (ICC), in The Hague, Netherlands died shortly after complaining that he was unwell.
Preliminary reports indicated that Gicheru, who was on trial at the ICC on charges of witness tampering in a case linked to President William Ruto was found with foam in his mouth raising suspicions of poisoning.
His son, who had recently returned from the United Kingdom, according to reports, is battling for his life in hospital.
As such, Paul Gicheu’s mother Josephine Wambui now alleges that her daughter-in-law might have had a hand in her son’s death.
The sorrowful woman said her son might have been given something harmful that resulted in his unfortunate death, stating that her son was full of health and that he had not shown signs of illness.
“There is something he was given and consumed; It is not possible to collapse and die without a cause,” she said.
Her comments were endorsed by Paul Gicheru’s lawyer Michael Karnavas who said that he suspect foul play and called on the Kenyan authorities and the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open a full investigation into the death.
“It’s somewhat odd that after the election in Kenya, and before the court issues its judgment, there is this incident. This warrants the ICC stepping up to the plate,” Karnavas said.
Gicheru had been awaiting a verdict in the trial, which took place in The Hague from February to June.
Prosecutors accused him of bribing and intimidating witnesses to prevent them from testifying against President William Ruto over his role in post-election violence in Kenya in 2007 and 2008.
