A Kikuyu woman has been arrested in connection with the death of veteran obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr. Job Obwaka on Friday.
According to a preliminary police report, Dr. Obwaka, 83, was in the company of a woman identified as Beatrice Wangare before he collapsed and was pronounced dead on arrival at Nairobi Hospital.
The report further revealed that Dr. Obwaka was brought to the hospital by ambulance on Friday evening after collapsing in Kitengela, where he had gone on personal errands.
Medical personnel at the facility confirmed that the 83-year-old doctor was dead on arrival.
“The deceased had a history of medical conditions, though the actual cause of death is yet to be established,” the report noted, adding that officers visited the hospital and documented the incident.
Wangare, believed to be a business partner of the deceased, has been placed in custody as a person of interest pending investigations by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
“Beatrice Wangare, aged 45 years, has been placed in police custody as a person of interest pending further investigations,” the report stated.
Police said the body was transferred to Lee Funeral Home for preservation and postmortem examination as investigators work to establish the exact cause of death.
The death has also drawn public attention following remarks by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, who linked the doctor’s declining health to what he described as harassment by the so-called “chief grabber” in the country.
