Blogger Who Exposed Jeff Mwathi's Death Claims Threats To His Life

Simon Mwangi Muthiora, a blogger and social media personality, alleged on Sunday, March 12 that his life was in danger.

Muthiora rose to prominence after he blew the whistle on Monday, March 6 details surrounding the mysterious death of 23-year-old interior designer Geoffrey (Jeff) Mwathi. which reportedly occurred at the residence of popular Kikuyu benga artist and DJ Fatxo, real name Lawrence Njuguna.

In a cryptic Facebook post, the blogger expressed that he is giving up on chasing the truth surrounding Mwathi's death.

Photo collage of blogger Simon Mwangi Muthiora and Jeff Mwathi with DJ Fatxo. /K24 DIGITAL

"People, poverty is the enemy! R.I.P Jeff, murahandire mwana wa muthini mugunda ta mbembe! (Your body was disposed of like maize on a farm) 

"My friends, when I am gone, please treat my kids better. I am done," he wrote.

The 23-year-old met his tragic end on February 22, 2023, under unclear circumstances, but Mwathi's case risked being a forgotten one as he was laid to rest on Friday, March 3.

It was initially alleged that he had the intent to fatally harm himself when he jumped to his death from the 10th floor of Redwood Apartments along USIU Road after partying with DJ Fatxo.

However, three days after his burial, Muthiora brought to the limelight the circumstances leading to Mwathi's death, which were initially treated as mere postulation and propaganda before a vernacular TV station carried out its brief investigative piece on the matter.

Muthiora's claims morphed into some 'truth' as the Interior Cabinet Secretary ultimately ordered a thorough probe to be conducted by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).

Meanwhile, DJ Fatxo threw a new twist on Mwathi's mysterious death by claiming that he was the one who went and reported to the police that Mwathi was missing.

He explained that after he went with Mwathi to his house at Redwood Apartments along USIU Road after a night out, he left with three women only to find out that Mwathi was not in the house and the occupants he left behind previously were still there.

This prompted him to report the matter to the police station before he reportedly found his body.

"He (Jeff) was my good friend and as my lawyer said, it was me who went and reported. We went with Jeff to my house and then I immediately left with three ladies then later came back after a few hours finding Jeff was not in the house and the others are there.

"I'm the one who went with them to the police station to report that Jeff is missing," he said.

However, Kenyans on Twitter took fault with his statements noting that they would be used against the DJ during the course of the investigations.