Musician Samidoh dismisses suicide narrative in Jeff Mwathi's death

Musician Samuel Muchoki, popularly known as Samidoh, told the court that he had known the late Jeff Mwathi since he was young and dismissed claims that Mwathi died by suicide.

He told the court that Jeff Mwathi was a designer and also sold clothes.

Samidoh, while testifying, told the court that he and DJ Fatxo hailed from the same county in Nyandarua.

He further told the court that DJ Fatxo was his mentee, whom he had supported musically, and that he had no political interests with the DJ nor any intention to harm his career.

“DJ Fatxo was my mentee. I supported him musically and had no mission to destroy him,” Samidoh stated.

"I only want to know how my nephew died,” Samidoh added.

On the day of the incident, he said he was in the house and went to report the case to the police at 8 am the following morning.

According to him, DJ Fatxo arrived at Kasarani Police Station at 11 am on February 23, 2023.

He told the court that the crime scene was not secured, as other people were present.

He estimated Mwathi’s time of death to be between 5 and 6 am, with officers from Kasarani Police Station arriving about an hour later.

At the scene, he found three women and two men.

Citing recorded statements, Samidoh told the court that the DJ was seen leaving with the three women without Mwathi.

Samidoh testified that none of the three women present was Mwathi’s girlfriend.

He also recounted seeing, through CCTV footage, Mwathi’s body falling from a height.

He further said he first saw the body during the second postmortem, already dressed, and expressed dissatisfaction with the results of the first postmortem.

He then went to the DCI headquarters in Kasarani to seek a second opinion, a move he said was supported by other artists.

"I was not satisfied with the first postmortem results, so I sought a second opinion at the DCI headquarters.”

“The body had no shoes, the trousers were half worn, and the underwear was around the ankles,” he testified.

Questioning the possibility of suicide, he said that if Mwathi had jumped, the bed near the window would have been displaced.

He claimed that when he inspected the bed, it was neat and clean, with no footmarks on the window, making it unlikely that Mwathi climbed through it.