She knocked on the door, imploring her mother to open and got alarmed by her lack of response.
She continued knocking, and when she realized her mother was not responding, she called Atieno.
With the help of friends and neighbours, they were able to open the door, and it is then that they realized Mammy had collapsed on the bathroom floor.
With the help of friends and neighbours, they were able to open the door, and it is then that they realized Mammy had collapsed on the bathroom floor.
The jiko was still lightly burning in the bathroom.
When she was rushed to the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), she was pronounced dead on arrival.
Veteran musician Solomon Mkubwa who also stays in Embakasi was one of the people who rushed Mammy to hospital.
Embakasi OCPD Apollo Wanyonyi said they are investigating to establish what caused the death.
"We are yet to know how she died but the family says there was a jiko that was burning in the house. Experts are on the ground gathering more information," said Wanyonyi.
He added a post mortem report will also reveal what caused the death.
Mammy was Angela's younger sister and she also doubled up as her manager until she died in a fatal road accident in 2008.
She leaves behind a husband who was away on the time of her death, and three children.
Neighbours described her as a spitting image of her late sister Chibalonza whose music has continued to rock the airwaves long after she had died.
SOURCE: Standard Digital News
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