CGTN
Africa Journalist Nick Mudimba will be buried on April 5, family has said.
In a statement showing the sequence of events leading up to the burial, the family said Mudimba’s body will be airlifted to Kisumu then driven to Busia on April 4.
On the same day, there will be a mass at home.
“There are buses that stop near the homestead. The committee is exploring the possibility of group/joint travel,” the statement read.
On April 3, family and friends will hold a Mass at Holy Family Basilica.
“There will be viewing afterwards,” the statement added.
The proposed budget for the preparation of and the burial is Sh2 million.
Family and friends will be having daily meetings and a fundraising is to be scheduled to meet the budget.
Further, CGTN Africa will cover the announcement of Mudimba’s death in the dailies.
Mudimba, who is a former KTN journalist, collapsed and died in his house in Syokimau, Machakos County, on Sunday, March 23, 2025, evening.
He was with his family when the incident happened
A family member said Mudimba was unwell and was diagnosed on Saturday with uric acid.
He was prescribed medication on Sunday, hours before his sudden death.
He was in a good mood and watched the football match between Harambee Stars and Gabon before he took his medication as advised.
Witnesses said he later collapsed and started convulsing and died in the house.
The body was moved to a mortuary in Syokimau, where the preliminary results of an autopsy pointed to respiratory distress.
It was said that his airways were blocked and his lungs were filled with liquid.
His colleagues mourned him as a hardworking and dedicated journalist whose work touched and changed many.
He had, among others, worked at KTN and Switch TV before moving to CGTN where he was a senior reporter based in Nairobi.
