The founder of Facebook group Kilimani Mums Uncensored Leah Wangari Gatonye alias Dubs has passed away after being involved in a grisly road accident in the US.

According to reports, Wangari died at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston on August 5, 2021.

It is reported that after the Cedar Street road accident on August 1, Wangari was arrested by officers from Bluffton Police Department and charged with child endangerment and driving under the influence.

The woman was admitted to the Beaufort County Detention Center and after few checks, the nurse reported she required more help from a hospital.

According to Chris Ophardt, the Beaufort County spokesperson, Wangari was later in cleared from Memorial Hospital and taken back to jail.

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A day after, a guard found her lifeless body on the floor and discovered she was coughing blood and quickly called for help. 

Wangari was rushed to Beaufort Memorial Hospital, then later transferred to MUSC where she died from severe bleeding and injuries believed to have been caused by the road accident.

Leah Wangari. PHOTO/COURTESY

Kenyans at large are mourning the loss of Wangari who was the secretary of the Kenyan Diaspora Foundation and the founder of Kilimani Mums and Dads Facebook page.

The 41-year-old had in 2016 admitted she was a terrible consumer of alcohol but had, for one year and two months abstained after heeding her daughter’s advice. She even shared photos of her daughter’s letter asking her to quit alcohol.

Facebook however deleted her Facebook page after it went against one of their rules.