Samidoh testifies in court over Jeff Mwathi’s death

Mugithi singer and police officer Samuel Muchoki, popularly known as Samidoh, is currently testifying in court regarding the ongoing inquest into the death of interior designer Jeff Mwathi.

The inquest, which is being heard in court, follows Mwathi’s death, which sparked national discussion and calls for justice.

Jeff passed on February 23, 2023.

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

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

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.

Samidoh testified that he only wanted to know how his nephew died. 

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, stating that the women.

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

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.”

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