Death On 10 April 2020, Walibora was struck by a speeding minibus while crossing Landhies Road near the Machakos Country Bus Park in Nairobi. Eyewitnesses reported that he was being chased by street urchins at the time of the incident. He was rushed to
Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) by a Nairobi County ambulance and admitted to the emergency unit as an unidentified patient.At KNH, Walibora remained in the emergency unit for approximately 14 to 18 hours without receiving full treatment, reportedly due to a lack of identification and occupied ICU beds, before succumbing to his injuries.
Probe into the death Police launched an investigation into his death in line with the circumstances leading to his supposed death. His car was parked more than three kilometers from where he left his car on Friday, April 10. The government pathologist Johansen Oduor after an autopsy, revealed he had a deep cut on the space between his thumb and the index finger, consistent with self defence. Police also discovered that Walibora had been having disputes with his publisher over a book in the weeks leading to his death. There was also foul play as he was left unattended to for the entire day after having been taken to Kenyatta national hospital by an ambulance. The case was treated as a homicide and is still unresolved.
Burial He was buried at his rural home in Makutano, Cherangany constituency in a funeral procession attended by less than 20 people as per the regulations imposed by the government to curb the spread of coronavirus. His wife and children could not attend the burial as travel restrictions prevented them from travelling to the
Kenya from the
US where they had been staying at the time. Friends and relatives including his brother, Patrick Lumumba who was the family's spokesperson, asked the government to resolve Walibora's murder and convict the killers. == Books ==