Conflicting Reports Emerge Over what killed first Kenyan Artist to publicly admit having HIV

Yesterday we reported that Frigacy – the first Kenyan artist to go public with an HIV diagnosis at a time when very few celebrities would have the thought of laying bare their HIV status – had passed on though a thick cloud hung over the cause of his death.

Well, after speaking to Frigacy’s cousin on Monday and consequently promising to furnish us with autopsy results, Cliff, didn’t disappoint. However, his account left us with more questions than answers about Frigacy’s life in entirety.

You will remember that in May last year, Frigacy, confessed that he’s HIV+ and even went ahead to reveal how he contracted the disease.

 

However, according to a text we received from Cliff earlier today, Frigacy was in fact not HIV+ and his death was not as a result of the same.

“U had earlier askd abt The post mottum of frigacy. Its out. According to tests, hes blood wasn’t hiv infected..he was on a dose of heroin when he died..we thought he was positive!” read the text (verbatim) from Frigacy’s cousin, Cliff Njema.

So, we called him back for a full report.

 

Sorry to say, after trying to call him severally, his number wasn’t going through. This only meant one thing: we’d reached a dead-end.