An autopsy on former LinkedIn Africa boss Thogori Chege Karago was inconclusive.
Pathologists said they detected blood clots in the brain during the postmortem on Monday, but they did not conclude they were the cause of the death.
Kilimani police boss Muturi Mbogo said samples were taken for further analysis. He said they hope to get results after two weeks.
“We found some medicine used to manage diabetes in her room. It is suspected she had a blood clot in the brain as per the pathologist.”
Preliminary investigations show she had diabetes.
Mbogo said the woman did not have any physical injuries.
Karago’s body was found in her third-floor room at the Radisson Hotel along Waiyaki Way on January 21. She was 33 years old.
Police said they were called to the hotel, where they found Karago’s body.
The team that arrived at the hotel said they found it locked from inside, and the woman was alone. An ambulance was called to the scene and officials confirmed she was dead at about 5pm.
The body was moved to the MP Shah Mortuary, where the autopsy was performed.
Police said they were investigating but initially treating the death as natural and sudden.
An online memorial- https://www.forevermissed.com › thogori-karago -has been opened to celebrate her life.
“It is a place to celebrate her life by sharing fond memories, photos, music and more.”
According to her website www.thogorikarago.com, she was the founder of SpeakEasy, a content creator accelerator and marketplace focused on amplifying the voices of women and children creators.
Karago was a former senior software engineer and product manager at LinkedIn and the head of research and development for the African continent.
Karago was responsible for overseeing LinkedIn’s growth on the continent with the vision is to create economic opportunity for every member of the African workforce.
Before this, Karago led the monetisation team on subscriptions products at LinkedIn, where her team worked on connecting job seekers with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in today’s hiring marketplace.
She was also the cofounder and CTO of Pink Coconuts, an LGBTQIA+ travel community and platform.
Donnya Pigott, her business and life partner, called her "an effervescent soul who was open and kind to every person she met."
“She wanted to give to the LGBTQ community, and that’s why she was drawn to propose Pink Coconuts. She wanted to improve the lives of black people across the world. She cared deeply about black women, artistes and creators and LGBTQ people,” her social media accounts say.
(Edited by V. Graham).
