Mammy Runiga was found dead in her apartment in Nairobi's Nyayo estate Embakasi. She had reportedly collapsed in her bathroom.
Her house girl Everlyne Atieno explained Mammy had been fine before, and had even cooked supper for the whole family.
Mammy had previously complained of having a cold, and on Friday when she came home, she asked Atieno to go to the local chemist and get her flu medication.
"I walked all over but I couldn't find the specific medication she wanted. When I came back, she told me her nose is congested and she needs to take the medicine without fail," said a tearful Atieno.
Atieno said she wandered around and beyond the estate before getting the specific cold medication.
When she returned with the drugs, Mammy instructed her to light a charcoal jiko to boil drinking water. She then asked her to give her a portion of the water to use for bathing.
"She said she was feeling cold and wanted to take a warm bath and use the steam from the boiling water to clear her blocked nose," said Atieno.
Mammy told her to take the jiko and the water to the bathroom. She was inside the bathroom for a while before one of her young daughters who needed to use the bathroom noticed that something was amiss.
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