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The family of the late Gerald Mwangi who was mostly known as Makanga Bae had alleged that the  money contributed by well-wishers after the death of their kin had been mismanaged. The allegation came during the burial of the deceased and the family accused Michael Muturi for the mismanagement of the funds. Speaking in an interview with Jeff Kuria, Michael Muturi who is alleged to have mismanaged the funds has given his side of the story and started by explaining how everything started and how he was involved with the contributed funds. “He had an accident on Waiyaki Way, he was thrown out of the car after their car was hit by another. He was hospitalized at KNH, I have to attend to all accidents involving our vehicles. He was in ICU. He was bleeding internally and needed 7 pints of blood. I mobilized people and they came. The doctor also said money was needed to buy some medications to stop clotting before he went into surgery. We raised 19K, we made a challenge where people would contribute sh100 a day. His leg had started rotting so the toxins had risen to his body. I would go visit him every lunch hour and at 4:00 PM. On the day he died his mum and I were at the hospital. He died at around 11:00 PM, that night.” According to him, after the death of Makanga Bae, the bill was released but the family did not have money. “The bill came to 600K plus., We paid 350K bill, We remained with a bill of over 212K. We later paid sh112K without the parents.  Muturi further noted that after the postmortem the family distanced themselves from Makanga Bae’s alleged wife. ‘ The money needed was Sh117K for postmortem, and mortuary transfer among other things. We ended up paying Sh 73,000 after being given a discount. Makanga Bae’s mum ended up going with the receipt. The money by out touts came to Sh63,000. We decided to send the cash to Makanga Bae’s wife. The company also called me and I sent the name of Makanga Bae’s mum. The company provides money for a casket. We promised to cater for food and water.” He also disclosed that there was another group that had allegedly contributed Sh 120,000 which was sent to the family. Talking on  the allegation that he mismanaged the funds, Muturi denied mismanaging any money adding that the family already had disagreements on where Makanga Bae would be buried ‘They said they won’t dress him in clothes we had bought. I only went to the morgue, once his body left I went back as I had done my job. I have been deducted Sh 63,000 and am at peace.”

Drama witnessed during the burial of the late Gerald Mwangi after issues regarding his personal life and relationship matters erupted.  According to a leaked WhatsApp audio posted by Gossip Hive, tensions arose at the burial as the family denied claims that Mwangi was married. “Mwash (Makanga Bae) hana bibi, uyo mwenye mnasema ni bibi yake sisi hatumjui. Mwash hana wife; alikuwa na girlfriend but not wife. Hadi baby mama hasumbui venye uyo mwanamke anasumbua hapo.’’ Another female relative in the leaked WhatsApp group also argued that just because he stayed at his alleged girlfriend’s house does not mean they were married, further noting that those making accusations to be patient and await the truth. “Wacheni kutuconfuse. Tunajua Mwash kabla hata akuje SuperMetro. Watu waache kutufanya sisi wajinga. But Mwash hana bibi; wacha tungoje. The truth will come out. Kuenda kukaa kwa dem si kumaanisha ni bibi. Anyway, it’s okay. Watu si wajinga.’’ Gerald Mwangi’s family refused to acknowledge his alleged girlfriend of four years, stating that she should not receive any contributions. “To my surprise, keuenda kwa ofisi, the money tulitumia bibi ya Mwangi. Family yake claimed she is not his wife but girlfriend. 63,000 imekuwa deducted from my mshahara, and on top of that, she has reverted it to the family.’’ Late Gerald Mwangi who was mostly known as Makanga Bae, passed away on October 10 due to injuries after he was involved  in a road accident. The family members remembered Mwangi as a dedicated young man, highlighting his commitment despite the nature of his job.