Rita Tinina died of severe pneumonia, postmortem reveals

According to family spokesperson Timothy Njaga, the postmortem was conducted on Tuesday by government pathologist Peter Ndegwa and family pathologist Dr. Michaka. 

The family says it is satisfied with the results, and asked to be accorded privacy to mourn Rita. 

The scribe, who worked as an Output Producer for Broadcast platforms at the Nation Media Group died on Sunday, March 17, 2024. 

A report from Kileleshwa police station said Rita was found unresponsive in her Kileleshwa house.

Rita, 46, was said to have been fine as of Saturday, but failed to report to work on Sunday.

The media fraternity has since mourned Rita, who has been in the industry for more than 20 years.