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Mwathi's family to wait a little longer to know cause of death

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Detectives assisted by residents exhume the remains of Jeff Mwathi on March 31, 2023 for a fresh autopsy in Likia, Njoro. [Kennedy Gachuhi, Standard]

Scenes of people milling around a family farm where Jeff Mwathi was buried and braving a strong stench after his exhumation defined their determination to get justice for him.

After four hours of digging, the detectives retrieved the casket bearing remains of the 23-year-old interior designer who died under mysterious circumstances at musician Lawrence Njuguna's house along Thika road.

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