The foreigner who was knocked by one of the vehicles in Presidential motorcade has been identified as Edgar Charles Frederick.
The Briton aged 79 succumbed on Thursday afternoon at Adams Arcade along Ngong Road as President Ruto was headed to Langata from Kibera.
An autopsy has revealed that Frederick suffered multiple trauma after he was hit and “possibly” run over on the left side of his body by the government vehicle.
Government pathologist Dr. Daniel Zuriel who conducted the postmortem at Lee Funeral Home said he sustained severe injury to the chest and to the head which completely crushed as well as the left chest which also suffered the same fate.
“All the ribs on the left were broken. There was also a rupture of the aorta due to the compressional pressure which meant that it ruptured and poured a lot of blood in the chest. The cause of his death was multiple because we have the head and we do have the chest,” he said.
He said, Frederick also sustained other injuries including broken left hand, fractures on the left hip and a dislocated right knee.
The pathologist further disclosed noted that it was “possible that he was ran over on the left side of the body,” adding that the vehicle might have reduced its speed since “we don’t see that he was thrown far.”
Police said Friday that they had arrested the driver of the vehicle in question and released him on cash bail.
“Investigations are underway and the vehicle has been inspected, with necessary action procedurally taken. The driver of the government motor vehicle, attached to the Nairobi Regional Coordinator’s office, is out on cash bail awaiting arraignment in court,” said police Spokesperson Muchiri Nyaga.
