This archive report was first published on 22 August 2019.
On August 22, 2019, John De Mathew's best friend Peter Kigia spoke out against people trying to gain publicity by claiming they knew DeMathew well.
His comments come after Mugithii singer Mike Rua shared a phone interview with KTN, revealing DeMathew's last moments, saying he got emotional and started crying while they were still hanging out together.
"The last moments, he was crying when I brought up something which I CANNOT REMEMBER SINCE WE WERE PARTYING."
According to Kigia, on the day of the accident, De Mathew had met friends, including himself, to interact and contribute funds for his daughter who had burnt her hand.
"It was not a harambee as written on the internet. We spent the day together and De Mathew was very jovial unlike the rumours going around that he was angry. Those reporting that are just people looking for publicity," Kigia said.
Mike Rua had excused himself after getting emotional during the interview, saying, "I don’t think it is the right time to talk about this thing, kindly call me sometime later."
