An Ambulance carries the remains of Ms Leonida Amalemba from PM Raila Odinga's Karen residence on August 02, 2011. Photo/WILLIAM OERI
By NATION REPORTER
Posted Tuesday, August 2 2011 at 09:50
Posted Tuesday, August 2 2011 at 09:50
Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s house help was on Tuesday found dead in her room.
Ms Leonida Amalemba, 45, was found in her room at the Prime Minister’s Karen house by a colleague who had gone to investigate why she had overslept.
The PM’s wife, Mrs Ida Odinga said Ms Amalemba went to sleep at around 9.30 pm on Monday night. She was expected to be up early in the morning to do her usual chores.
When she was not up by 5.45am, a colleague went to her room and found her body. She was lying facing down and had vomited on the bed.
There was no sign of a struggle and her valuables were intact, colleagues said. The body also did not have physical injuries.
Ms Amalemba, commonly referred to as Selina by the family, had worked for the Odingas since 2007.
“She was fine when she went to sleep,” said Mrs Odinga, who described Ms Amalemba as a dedicated and honest servant who was like a member of the family.
“She was loved by everyone in the family and we feel the loss,” said Mrs Odinga.
Senior Deputy Commissioner of Police Francis Okonya led a team of detectives to the PM’s residence where the body was photographed and later taken to Montezuma Funeral Home for a postmortem.
Officers collected some samples, including the vomit, which they took to the Government Chemist for analysis.
No foul play
Police said preliminary investigations showed that there was no foul play but some detectives said she could have died of carbon monoxide poisoning as she had lit a charcoal jiko (charcoal stove) in her room before going to bed.
Mrs Odinga said although she had lit a jiko, it was still too early to speculate on the cause of Ms Amalemba’s death. “I am sure the postmortem will reveal the cause of death,” said Mrs Odinga.
A sombre mood engulfed the PM’s residence as family members and Ms Amalemba’s colleagues mourned her passing.
Ms Amalemba, who came from Malava in Kakamega, is survived by a son who is an officer at Shimo La Tewa Prison in Mombasa.
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