DCI given seven days to probe death of gospel singer Betty Bayo
The coffin bearing the remains of gospel singer Beatrice Wairimu Mbugua, popularly known as Betty Bayo (inset). She was laid to rest in Mugumo Estate, Kiambu County, on November 20, 2025.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has been given seven days to investigate the circumstances leading to the death of gospel singer Beatrice Mbugua, popularly known as Betty Bayo.
The probe was prompted by complaints raised by Joyce Wairimu Mbugua, the mother of the gospel singer, raising suspicion surrounding her death.
In a letter to the DCI, the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) said the allegations should be investigated and the findings forwarded to the DPP.
Through the law firm of Omenke and Andenje & Co. Advocates, Ms Mbugua said her daughter did not have a history of any underlying condition.
She also claimed that the family was denied the autopsy report.
“In line with the ODPP constitutional mandate under article 157 of the constitution, the Director of Public Prosecutions therefore directs that the allegations are investigated and a resultant file be forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions within 7 days,” the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Jacinta Nyamosi, said.
The singer passed away at the Kenyatta National Hospital on November 10, 2025, while receiving treatment.
It was alleged that she was battling leukemia and was receiving treatment at the high dependency unit at KNH.
But her family said the singer had never exhibited any illness.
The mother also alleged that the family was denied medical records and information about what the deceased was being treated for.
The singer was buried at her Mugumo home in Kiambu County, in a ceremony attended by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki was among the notable figures who attended the ceremony.
