Famed Kikuyu Benga musician James Githinji popularly known as Jimmy wa Yuni is dead.
Githinji died in a road accident at Githurai, along Thika Super-highway last night.
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Ruiru OCPD Mutwiri Ringera has confirmed the news of his death.
The musician was married to Wambui Githinji and had fathered two children.
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According to his elder brother Peter Kimani, the late musician who worked for the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Nairobi, had retired in January this year.
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He lived at OJ near Membley, in Ruiru.
His body was taken to the Kenyatta University mortuary awaiting a post-mortem. Here are photos of the late musician:
