By Terry Nzau in NAIROBI
The body of the former chairman of the Committee of Experts on the 2010 Constitution Philip Nzamba Kitonga is preserved at Montezuma funeral home in Machakos.
Machakos Central Deputy OCPD Lucas Ongaya confirmed that the body was moved from Shalom Community Hospital in Machakos after the family recorded a statement with the police regarding his death.
A close family member said Nzamba suffered a cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead on arrival at Shalom hospital.
The law icon collapsed while attending a burial at Mutito wa Ndooa in Kitui East and died enroute to Nairobi as they sought air ambulance support to get him to the city.
A relative of the deceased said they drove more than 70 kilometers from Kitui in hope of getting air assistance to get him to Nairobi in vain.
Kitui Governor Kaluki Ngilu sent a message of condolences to his family.
"Kitui has lost an illustrious son of great repute. Kenya has lost an accomplished constitutional scholar and leader" .
"Nzamba’s immense contribution to the crafting and promulgation of the 2010 Constitution of Kenya and his role in expanding the democratic space that we all enjoy will be remembered for generations to come" .
