This archive report was first published on 9 December 2019.
On Sunday, William Makali Wamalwa, the 33-year-old son of the late former Vice President Michael Kijana Wamalwa, collapsed at their Milimani Estate home in Kitale and was rushed to Crystal Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
According to his uncle and Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa, William collapsed at around 5:30 pm on Sunday.
"It is a shock to the family. He was in good health and we talked on Saturday, and it is unfortunate that we have lost him," Eugene Wamalwa told The Standard in a statement.
William was a second-year student at the University of Nairobi, pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce degree.
The family has dismissed speculation online that William died of depression and drug abuse, calling it "rubbish" and "unfair to the family".
"For now, we cannot speculate on the cause of his demise. We expect an autopsy to be conducted today to establish the cause of his death," Eugene Wamalwa added.
