Maina Olwenya's family share last moments

REVEALED: How Maina Olwenya met his untimely death

 • The family reveal that a postmortem on Olwenya's body reveal that he succumbed to Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

 • Before he met his sudden death, the family reveal that Olwenya who was in the company of one Ray, had come back home from taking a stroll.

Kenya's famous actor
Maina Olwenya Kenya's famous actor
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Fallen actor, Maina Olwenya's family has released a statement detailing moments that led to the famous creative's last moments.

The family reveal that a postmortem on Olwenya's body reveal that he succumbed to Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or better known as (HCM) is a condition in which the heart muscle becomes thickened. The thickened heart muscle can make it harder for the heart to pump blood. 

Before he met his sudden death, the family reveal that Olwenya who was in the company of one Ray, had come back home from taking a stroll. The two were jovial and were singing and humming songs as they held each other's hands.

"Mbaba had just come from an early promenade in the Company of Ray, they were very jovial and he was literally holding Ray’s hand and singing and humming some old Catholic tunes.. (Those of us who reminisce well will vividly recall that he was an Alter Boy at St Joseph Catholic Church and was headed to being a Priest," his family said in a statement.

The family jokingly mentioned a few of his friends saying they should explain why he didn't become a priest in the end.

The statement further added, Shortly afterwards just after going up the stairs, while Ray was opening the door, Olwenya was about 2M away her, he fell down and collapsed on the corridor. Some neighbors quickly tried to resuscitate him before taking him to Hospital and on the way over beloved brother and friend succumbed to his death. God rest His soul."

The family said they will be updating the public on funeral dates and the venue. However, creatives will be linking up at the Kenya National theatre while Olwenya's friends and family continue to meet in Ruaka.

For anyone wishing to donate towards Olwenya's funeral arrangements, funds will still be channeled through the Mchanga account  MAINA OLWENYA'S Final Journey | M-Changa https://www.mchanga.africa/fundraiser/56780.

Papa Shirandula actresses Jackie Nyaminde is the one co-coordinating the funds drive for Wasanii.

So far the funds drive has raised close to Ksh30,000 against a target of Ksh1Million.

Maina Olwenya
Money raised for Maina Olwenya

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