We are sad to announce the sudden death of a fellow Kenyan in Norway. Jeff Mwangi Kwirikia (Stella Mwangi’s father) was killed by a hit and run car along Riksvei 50 between Dal and Jessheim at around 14:09 (CET), Tuesday. The vehicle involved in the accident is said to be a dark brown, blue or black car possibly a Partner or Berlingo. The car was last observed driving northwards from Dal towards Råholt on Trondheimsveien. Signs on the car are said to include, but not limited to, a damaged windscreen caused by the impact of the accident. Please contact the Police at 99487751 if you have any information that can lead to the location of the car or the driver who was involved in this tragic accident.
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Poleni Sana Ndugu Zanguni. This is very shocking news one could ever have expected. Please, pokeeni pole nyingi kutoka kwangu pamoja na familia yangu. Mwangi will be missed, not only by his Family, but by many Kenyan people and friends who knew him. Wiyumiririeni na muchokwo ni thayu . Mwathani eekaga na kwenda gwake!
May God bless you during this time of sorrow! Tuko pamoja kwa maombolezi.
I am shocked at this bit of news and pray for peace to the whole family, during this difficult time.
OOH MY GOD! Is this not a planned excution, something to to with racism because of stella mwangis eurovision thing.
My condolences to the family of my friend Jeff. Rest In Peace brother, till we meet again.
JEFF OOH JEFF,PAINFUL ,PAINFUL,MY HEART IS SPEARED MY FRIEND. words alone can not express, since I got this messege no words no strength ooooh God
where are we heading to. Thanks to the friends who took caourage to call me from Norway to break the sad News to me . Condolence to Jeffs family from my family
I worked with Jeff in the same office the only thing I can rememberJeff with is smile, jokes sometimes coming with gittar to the office. I remember the last day before he left to Norway all the staff who worked with him at the weeky and financial Review were very sad but he told us to be strong all of us are some where all over the world but we all have contacts. (Omweri nikename )I got from him one day we will meet I came to Sweden we have contact.Two days before his death he called me Omweri what are you doing Njoka wa Nyakach. JUst to get the first call and telling me dont be shocked, awaiting to hear what to be told your friend is Dead Jeff I collaps the second call
I just answered I have recived the message :God takes the best and you were. May your image remain with your children all along.MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PEACE familyTeresa Seda Mawa..
Police arrest hit-and-run suspect
Published: 02 Feb 2012 03:54 GMT+1
Police have arrested a 39-year-old man suspected of the hit-and-run killing of 54-year-old Jeff Mwangi Kwirikia, the father of popular Norwegian-Kenyan singer Stella Mwangi.
Police said the 39-year-old turned up at the local police station with his wife on Thursday. Police officers then accompanied the couple to a house in Jessheim, south-eastern Norway.
In the adjoining garage, police found a Citroen Berlingo van with extensive damage to the front windscreen and the right-hand side of the vehicle. Police on Wednesday said they were looking for a van that matched this description.
The house where the van was found is occupied by the suspect’s parents.
The 39-year-old has now been charged with manslaughter, police said. If found guilty, he could be jailed for up to three years, or up to six years under aggravating circumstances.
At a press conference on Thursday afternoon, police said they remained unsure whether the suspect was the person behind the wheel at the time of the collision. An investigation is ongoing.
Jeff Mwangi Kwirikia died from his injuries after he was run over by a van on county road 454. The driver fled the scene.
The van was last seen headed in a northbound direction on the stretch of the Trondheim road between Dal and Råholt shortly after the accident at 2pm on Tuesday.
The victim’s daughter, Stella Mwangi, 25, represented Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2011.
She also recently appeared on television with her father in the Norwegian version of Let’s Dance, in which she was a participant.
“She’s not doing well at all. Stella was very close to her father. She is mainly mourning her loss, not hunting for the driver,” her future father-in-law, Per Rogstad, told newspaper Romerikes Blad.
NTB/The Local
Eurovision star tragedy man charged
Published on Thursday, 2nd February, 2012 at 15:54
by Michael Sandelson and Nicoleta Dumitrache Sincan
A 39-year-old man has been indicted for manslaughter in connection with the hit-and-run death of Stella Mwangi’s father in eastern Norway’s Akershus county, police say.
Jeff Mwangi Kwirikia, 54, died instantly after being run down by what is believed to be a dark-coloured van on a road in Dal in Ullensaker municipality, Tuesday.
Police report they have reasonable ground to suspect the man, who turned himself in, was the driver though this has not yet been confirmed. Officers are at the scene examining the van and surroundings after he showed them where it is parked.
25-year-old Nairobi-born Stella Mwangi, who represented Norway in 2011’s Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals with the song ‘Haba Haba’, is said to be going through a terrible time.
EMI, with whom the artist has a contract, said in a press statement, “It is with great sadness that we announce that the father of Stella Mwangi, Jeff Mwangi Kwirikia, died after a collision yesterday afternoon. He has been one of Stella’s most important supporters throughout life and not least in the past year.”
Company representatives have asked the press to respect Stella and her family, so that she can deal with this painful moment in her life.
Mayor of Ullensaker Harald Espelund, expressed his sorrow regarding Mr. Mwangi’s death.
“His death has affected our lives since we found out yesterday. The deceased was a municipal employee in one of our schools. It is always sad when someone loses his life, especially in traffic accidents when things happen incredibly quickly”, he told NRK.
Police are still interested in any information members of the public may have.
RIP Mwangi >But a big Question must be asked Why was Mwangi Walking on the Highway? IF one looks where the accident occured there is no Foot -Path !What you see is a highway covered by Sno (ice)
In that Landscape you also see trees on the side of the road and a big field.
The following Querries arises.
(a) Was Mwangi killed and his body dumped on the road?
(2)How comes Mwangi was walking along the road in that deadly -cold winter season on the Highway?
These are some question every body must ask!
Once again RIP Jeff Mwangi!
STL’s Dad Killer Jailed For 4 Months!
Updated Saturday, June 08 2013
The man who killed Stella mwangi’s dad in a hit and run accident in Norway has been sentenced to 4 months in prison!
The 40 year old hit Jeff Mwangi Kwirika in February 2012 and left him for dead. He presented himself this week to the police and admitted to having killed Stella Mwangi’s father.
The man had been driving for 16 seconds without paying attention.
The local court in Ovre Romerike ruled that he will never drive a car again in his lifetime. The court further ordered that he pays NOK 125.000 to each of the victim’s eight closest family members.
His lawyers however said that the sentence was too harsh and are considering an appeal.
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/pulse/1/gossip/550/stls-dad-killer-jailed-for-4-months