Gardson Mainge Kamau was found dead in his Plano apartment on saturday night

A Kenyan Man was found dead in his apartment in Plano TX. Gardson Mainge Kamau’s body was discovered at around 11 pm Saturday night after police broke into his unit after relatives were unable to gain access. According to a relative of the deceased, Mr. Charles Koinange who spoke to Jambonewspot from Garland, Mr. Kamau was found with his groceries in store bags next to him indicating that he had just come from shopping. Kamau, 53, was living by himself in the apartment and had no immediate family here in Dallas. He hailed from Nakuru District.

Prior to this discovery, one of Kamau’s cousins, Dorothy Manyara, had been trying to reach him on phone but he was not returning her phone calls. She dropped by his place and found his car parked outside but knocks on his apartment door went unanswered. Dorothy left a note for him on the door but when she came back, the note was still intact. Dorothy decided to check with other relatives to see whether they had been in touch with him. Most of them had not talked to him during the week but during the enquiries, one of his nieces, Wanjiru Manyara, remembered that she had the key to his apartment. She and other relatives came down and tried to open the door but could not gain access as it was locked from inside. The Police were called in and when they gained access to the apartment, they found the deceased. According to the Police, the state of Mr. Kamau’s body indicated that he might have died three to four days earlier. A neigbor said he was last saw Kamau on Tuesday.

According to Mr. Koinange who is the family contact, Mr. Kamau did not have any known health conditions although the Police did say he had a recent doctor’s visit after he complained of chest pains. The doctor is said to have advised him to undergo a stress test. It is not known whether he undertook the test at this point. Initial causes of death according to the Police point to a heart attack.

According to those who knew Kamau, he was a very jovial man who always carried around with him a beaming smile. Most of them recall working with him at Texas Instruments and how warm of a person he was. Others recall him attending almost every function they attended and the most recent one being Mr Muniu Gatere’s funeral arrangement proceedings. He gave with a generous heart and will be missed among many friends across Dallas as well as those who knew him from other states. “If Kamau has gone, then anyone can go. This is not happening and this is the saddest thing ever”, said Wangari, a lady who remembers Kamau at  Mr Muniu’s gathering. “I did not know that the next death announcement I would hear would be his”, she added. “He was a really a good man with a big smile”

A Memorial Service and a fundraiser was held at UPENDO BAPTIST CHURCH  on Sunday, September 27 2009 at 3:00PM. Upendo Baptist Church is located on 916 N Jupiter Rd, Garland, TX 75042.

Details of the Memorial Service: http://www.jambonewspot.com/Gardson_Kamau_Memorial.htm

 UPDATE: The name of the husband has been released after next of kin was notified by the Dallas Police. The Kenyan man has been identified as Justice Mbaka who is the Son of Andrew Mbaka Omwega of office of the president in Kenya. Mr Justice Mbaka, 23, is believed to have shot his wife Cellia Lyons who was 20 years old before dousing the apartment in gasoline.  The gasoline was not ignited and this probably saved the entire apartment complex from catching fire. According to neighbors, two shots were fired around midnight. None of the neighbors took any action at the time. Dallas Police had earlier been called to their apartment after the couple were involved in a scuffle over Mr. Mbaka’s cellphone use. No charges were filed at the time. The couple got married in 2008 in Dallas.

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Death Announcement Justice Mbaka

Its with great sorrow we announce the death of Justice Mbaka in Dallas Texas.
 
Justice Mbaka,23,was found dead  together with his wife  at their Dallas Apartment.
The late is the Son of Andrew  Mbaka Omwega of office of the president.
He was a nephew to Stephen Ogenche Omwega,Laywer Kisii,Former Resident Magistrate,Joel Omwega,Richard Mwebi,and Nahason Kembero Omwega of Busia Law courts among others. in kenya.
Nahason orenge of New jersey.
Nahason Ayunga of Kansas.
Ayub zachary of MN
Elijah Ombaso of MN.
Lameck Simeka of Tx.
Abel Mabeya of TX.
Albert Ogenche of Wichita.
Among other Relatives.
The Body of Justice Mbaka is lying at Dallas county and his remains awaiting transportation to his fathers Rural home at Bosoti Sub location,Ibencho village Bomachoge Constituency.
More Updates to come up soon.
 
Any  enquiries..call
Nahason orenge 551 -998- 5101
Lameck Simeka 903-744-0697

EARLIER STORY

 By STEVE THOMPSON / The Dallas Morning News
stevethompson@dallasnews.com

A husband and wife were found dead Thursday morning in their far northeast Dallas apartment after what police say was likely a murder-suicide.

Dallas police say it appears the husband, 23, shot his wife, 20, before dousing their apartment with gasoline and turning the gun on himself. Their names are being withheld pending notification of their next of kin.

“This morning neighbors woke up to a strong smell of gas in the area,” said Senior Cpl. Kevin Janse, a police spokesman. “They weren’t sure where it was coming from.”

The neighbors called the fire-rescue workers, who came out to the apartments in the 11600 block of Audelia Road. Eventually, a maintenance man realized the smell was coming from the couple’s apartment, police said. Authorities discovered the bodies about 9:30 a.m.

“We’re not sure of his rationale or his motive for dousing the apartment with gasoline,” Janse said, “if he was intending to light it or what he was planning on doing.”

Had the gasoline been set on fire, it could have taken many lives, Janse said. “It possibly could have sent the whole complex up.”

Police believe the shootings may have occurred about midnight.

“Apparently some of the neighbors actually heard two gunshots around midnight,” Janse said.

“They didn’t call 911 or take any action at that time.”

Police were called to the apartments in May, when the wife reported she and her husband got into a scuffle over his cellphone use. The husband and wife, who, according to county records, were married last year, declined to pursue any charges against each other.

“From what the neighbors have been saying, and the maintenance and the management, there was possibly some family problems going on, and that’s what may have led to this,” Janse said. “But detectives are still trying to notify next of kin to get an exact idea of what was going on in the family.”