Police in Machakos are looking into an incident in which a lawyer died after his speed bike was hit by a vehicle on the Machakos-Kangundo road.
Morris Matheka Mulei, 38, was pronounced dead on arrival at Machakos Level 5 Hospital on Saturday after a head-on collision with a lorry in the Kamuthanga area of Machakos sub county, according to Machakos County police chief Issa Mohammud.
Elvis Muinde, the deceased’s pillion passenger, was admitted to the same hospital in stable condition after suffering head injuries, according to Mohammud.
A driver of a lorry registration number KCE 352M that was moving from Machakos town heading to Kangundo general direction failed to keep his proper lane and crashed with a motorbike at Kamuthanga area,”Mohammud told the Star by phone on Sunday.
The motorbike, Mohammud said, was moving towards the opposite direction.
“Both the motorbike’s rider and pillion passenger sustained head injuries and were rushed to Machakos Level 5 Hospital where the rider, Mulei, was pronounced dead on arrival. The passenger, Muinde, has been admitted at the hospital where he is undergoing treatment,” Mohammud said.
He said the lorry’s driver fled the scene after the incident.
“We are in hot pursuit of the driver, we will arrest him for the law to take its course,” Mohammud said.
Mohammud stated that the vehicle and motorbike wreckages were towed to the Machakos police station, while the body was taken to the Montezuma Funeral Home in Machakos awaiting a post moterm.
The Machakos-based lawyer was the managing partner of O.N Makau & Mulei Advocates from April 2011 till his death.
Between October 2009 and April 2011, he worked as an associate advocate at Kang’ethe & Co. Advocates before joining O.N Makau & Mulei Advocates.
Between January and October 2009, the deceased worked as a legal intern at the Attorney General’s Office.
He has a Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Nairobi.
He worked in corporate law, county government law, constitutional law, conveyancing, criminal law, civil law, family and succession law, personal injury claims, and alternative dispute resolution.
Mulei left a widow and two children.
