DPP orders probe into gospel singer Betty Bayo's death after family raises concerns

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has directed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to investigate the death of gospel singer Betty Bayo and submit a file within seven days.Deputy DPP Jacinta Nyamosi, in a letter dated December 17, instructed investigators to examine allegations raised by Bayo’s mother, Joyce Wairimu Mbugua, through Omenke Andeje & Co. Advocates.The family raised four key concerns: suspicion surrounding the death, absence of any underlying medical condition, denial of an autopsy report, and a hurried burial they say was intended to conceal facts.Follow The Standard
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on WhatsApp“In line with the ODPP Constitutional mandate under Article 157, the allegations are to be investigated and a resultant file forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions within seven days,” Nyamosi wrote.The petition, dated December 9, claims Bayo hadnever exhibited illness and died mysteriously, prompting the family to demand that the Inspector General of Police Doughals Kanja urgently institute an inquest.Bayo passed away on November 10 at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) after a battle with advanced blood cancer and was laid to rest on November 20 at Mugumo Estate in Kiambu.The singer rose to national fame in the early 2010s with her hit Eleventh Hour, a song celebrated for its message of hope.Born and raised in Banana, Kiambu, she was the last-born in a family of eight and often spoke about her modest upbringing.Follow The Standard
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Deputy DPP Jacinta Nyamosi, in a letter dated December 17, instructed investigators to examine allegations raised by Bayo’s mother, Joyce Wairimu Mbugua, through Omenke Andeje & Co. Advocates.The family raised four key concerns: suspicion surrounding the death, absence of any underlying medical condition, denial of an autopsy report, and a hurried burial they say was intended to conceal facts.Follow The Standard
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on WhatsApp“In line with the ODPP Constitutional mandate under Article 157, the allegations are to be investigated and a resultant file forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions within seven days,” Nyamosi wrote.The petition, dated December 9, claims Bayo hadnever exhibited illness and died mysteriously, prompting the family to demand that the Inspector General of Police Doughals Kanja urgently institute an inquest.Bayo passed away on November 10 at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) after a battle with advanced blood cancer and was laid to rest on November 20 at Mugumo Estate in Kiambu.The singer rose to national fame in the early 2010s with her hit Eleventh Hour, a song celebrated for its message of hope.Born and raised in Banana, Kiambu, she was the last-born in a family of eight and often spoke about her modest upbringing.Follow The Standard
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The family raised four key concerns: suspicion surrounding the death, absence of any underlying medical condition, denial of an autopsy report, and a hurried burial they say was intended to conceal facts.Follow The Standard
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on WhatsApp“In line with the ODPP Constitutional mandate under Article 157, the allegations are to be investigated and a resultant file forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions within seven days,” Nyamosi wrote.The petition, dated December 9, claims Bayo hadnever exhibited illness and died mysteriously, prompting the family to demand that the Inspector General of Police Doughals Kanja urgently institute an inquest.Bayo passed away on November 10 at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) after a battle with advanced blood cancer and was laid to rest on November 20 at Mugumo Estate in Kiambu.The singer rose to national fame in the early 2010s with her hit Eleventh Hour, a song celebrated for its message of hope.Born and raised in Banana, Kiambu, she was the last-born in a family of eight and often spoke about her modest upbringing.Follow The Standard
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The family raised four key concerns: suspicion surrounding the death, absence of any underlying medical condition, denial of an autopsy report, and a hurried burial they say was intended to conceal facts.Follow The Standard
channel
on WhatsApp“In line with the ODPP Constitutional mandate under Article 157, the allegations are to be investigated and a resultant file forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions within seven days,” Nyamosi wrote.The petition, dated December 9, claims Bayo hadnever exhibited illness and died mysteriously, prompting the family to demand that the Inspector General of Police Doughals Kanja urgently institute an inquest.Bayo passed away on November 10 at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) after a battle with advanced blood cancer and was laid to rest on November 20 at Mugumo Estate in Kiambu.The singer rose to national fame in the early 2010s with her hit Eleventh Hour, a song celebrated for its message of hope.Born and raised in Banana, Kiambu, she was the last-born in a family of eight and often spoke about her modest upbringing.Follow The Standard
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“In line with the ODPP Constitutional mandate under Article 157, the allegations are to be investigated and a resultant file forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions within seven days,” Nyamosi wrote.The petition, dated December 9, claims Bayo hadnever exhibited illness and died mysteriously, prompting the family to demand that the Inspector General of Police Doughals Kanja urgently institute an inquest.Bayo passed away on November 10 at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) after a battle with advanced blood cancer and was laid to rest on November 20 at Mugumo Estate in Kiambu.The singer rose to national fame in the early 2010s with her hit Eleventh Hour, a song celebrated for its message of hope.Born and raised in Banana, Kiambu, she was the last-born in a family of eight and often spoke about her modest upbringing.Follow The Standard
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The petition, dated December 9, claims Bayo hadnever exhibited illness and died mysteriously, prompting the family to demand that the Inspector General of Police Doughals Kanja urgently institute an inquest.Bayo passed away on November 10 at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) after a battle with advanced blood cancer and was laid to rest on November 20 at Mugumo Estate in Kiambu.The singer rose to national fame in the early 2010s with her hit Eleventh Hour, a song celebrated for its message of hope.Born and raised in Banana, Kiambu, she was the last-born in a family of eight and often spoke about her modest upbringing.Follow The Standard
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Bayo passed away on November 10 at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) after a battle with advanced blood cancer and was laid to rest on November 20 at Mugumo Estate in Kiambu.The singer rose to national fame in the early 2010s with her hit Eleventh Hour, a song celebrated for its message of hope.Born and raised in Banana, Kiambu, she was the last-born in a family of eight and often spoke about her modest upbringing.Follow The Standard
channel
on WhatsApp

The singer rose to national fame in the early 2010s with her hit Eleventh Hour, a song celebrated for its message of hope.Born and raised in Banana, Kiambu, she was the last-born in a family of eight and often spoke about her modest upbringing.Follow The Standard
channel
on WhatsApp

Born and raised in Banana, Kiambu, she was the last-born in a family of eight and often spoke about her modest upbringing.Follow The Standard
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on WhatsApp

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