KENYA: RAILA ODINGA'S SON,FIDEL FOUND DEAD AT HOME

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 4 – Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s son Fidel has been found dead in his Karen home. According to sources close to the family, he was found dead Sunday morning after a night out.

Police are still investigating the cause of death.The family is expected to make a statement on the circumstances surrounding the death shortly.Meanwhile condolence messages have began going out to the family with many describing him as a man who was worth knowing.

Fidel Odinga had drinks with friends at Sankara Hotel in Westlands, it has now emerged.Tom Alila, one of the friends at Sankara with Fidel said he had complained of stomach ache.Fidel was also in the company of John Garang's son, Garang Junior. Those who saw them said Fidel seemed to be in high spirits.

ODM chairman John Mbadi told the press at Fidel's Karen home that the family was supposed to have lunch at his father's home on Saturday but Fidel excused himself.Mbadi said Fidel went for lunch at Sankara and when he came back home he went straight to bed. Mbadi said Fidel did not want to wake up his wife and child and instead used the kitchen door to access the house.Wiper co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka has told CID Director Ndegwa Muhoro, who is at scene, to make sure the cause of Fidel's death is known.

Kalonzo described Fidel as an aggressive young man who had a bright future.The government pathologist is yet to arrive at the house.The death of Raila's eldest child came as a shock with Kenyans sending condolence messages to the family.

UDF leader Musalia Mudavadi was among the first to send condolence message."I talked to Hon. Raila this morning from Mombasa where I have been for the last two weeks and I could feel his pain. Raila said he was with and had a normal chart with his son yesterday afternoon after which Raila left for a meeting. It is only this morning when family realized Fidel had not gotten out of bed as usual," said Mudavadi.