A postmortem conducted on the late Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officer Anne Waiganjo has revealed the course of death.
According to the chief government pathologist Dr. Johansen Oduor, Anne died from deep vein thrombosis.
“She had deep vein thrombosis, which led to pulmonary embolism; a clot in the pulmonary artery,” said Dr. Oduor, who conducted the autopsy at the Kenyatta University Funeral Home on Wednesday, July 7.
Many people had speculated on the possible cause of her death after she collapsed on Saturday, July 3 at Baita Restaurant in Upperhill, where she had attended a farewell party of a colleague.
Some sources revealed that Waiganjo who is the sister of Joshua Waiganjo, who was arrested in January 2013 for allegedly masquerading as an assistant commissioner of police for five years had complained of chest pains moments before collapsing at 5:30pm that Saturday.
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) can cause leg pain or swelling but also can occur with no symptoms.
One can get DVT if they have certain medical conditions that affect how blood clots. Deep vein thrombosis can be very serious because blood clots in your veins can break loose, travel through your bloodstream and get stuck in your lungs, blocking blood flow (pulmonary embolism).
Many things can increase your risk of developing DVT among them age, injury or surgery, pregnancy, obesity, smoking, family history, heart failure, among others.