Woman Who Stopped MP Justus Murunga’s Burial Absent as He is Laid to Rest

Agnes Wangui, the late Matunga MP Justus Murunga’s alleged mistress, did not attend his burial.

Murunga was laid to rest at his Makunda village home in Matungu, Kakamega County on Saturday.

The ceremony was attended by Deputy President William Ruto, ODM leader Raila Odinga, Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya, Bungoma Governor Wycliffe Wangamati, ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi, Ford Kenya Party leader Moses Wetangula, and several other political leaders.

Wangui, who had obtained court orders temporarily blocking the MP’s burial, was nowhere to be seen.

In her case, Wangui claimed she was in a seven-year romantic relationship with Murunga which led to the birth of two children—a boy and a girl. She sought to be involved in the burial arrangements together with her children.

She further asked the court to order the collection of DNA samples from Murunga’s body and her kids for comparison and confirmation of their paternity.

On November 27th, a Nairobi court ordered Wangui and her children be allowed to participate in the MP’s send-off. The court also ordered the collection of samples from the former MP’s body for DNA analysis. 

It is not clear why Wangui and her kids did not attend Murunga’s burial.

In an interview with, Daily Nation, Wangui said she first met Murunga in Ruai, Nairobi in 2012 while working as a hawker selling porridge, boiled eggs, and tea.

“I used to hawk porridge and cooked tubers in the Sewage area in Ruai. I used to sell him porridge or tea every day. Then he fell for me,” she said.

She stopped hawking after Murunga rented her a three bed-room house in Ruai where she has been staying with her kids, aged seven and three.

“I stopped selling porridge and tubers after Murunga said he would take care of me and the children. He rented a house for us and used to meet all our needs,” said the woman.

Until his death on November 14th, Wangui said Murunga had never failed to pay their house rent or upkeep. He had also bought land in Karen where he was planning to build a home for Wangui and her kids.

“He loved me and his children. He is the one who named the last born when she was born in 2017. He had even told me that he would formalize our relationship with a customary wedding under the Agikuyu rites,” Wangui added.

The politician reportedly succumbed to Covid-19 while being taken to St. Mary’s Hospital in Mumias on November 14th.