‘Who dies from a headache?’ – Tedd Josiah recalls wife’s sudden death when baby was 3 months
Veteran Kenyan music producer and creative entrepreneur Edmond Josiah, widely known as Tedd Josiah, has opened up about the heart-wrenching moment he lost his wife, Reginah Katar, when their child was just three months old.
Speaking during a candid interview with media personality Chris the Bass, in an episode aired on Sunday, February 23, 2026, Josiah described the grief and life lessons that followed.
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He further explained how he met Katar and his desire to have a child together, but tragedy struck when she suddenly fell ill and passed away.
“Nilipata mrembo fulani nikasettle na yeye, na tukapata mtoto, nilikuwa natarajia huyo mtoto na nilikuwa nataka huyo mtoto vibaya sana, ilifika three months mama ya mtoto akakufa nikawachwa na mtoto,” Josiah shared.
Remembering her death
The Joka Jok founder recalled how Katar complained of a headache and how she was pronounced dead the same day after she was taken to the hospital for treatment.
“Alikuwa amelala, amelalia kichwa mimi sijui kile kina fanyika ndio baadaye akaniambia nimlete dawa na akatapika dawa yote, anajaribu kubreast feed mtoto, napatia dawa akatapika hiyo dawa nikamwambia labda ni malaria wewe tuende hosy,” he recalled.
“Tukaenda Nairobi Women’s; that was at 2 in the morning, and by 5 she was dead. I was told your wife is dead. I did not believe it. I froze for a long time because who dies from a headache?”
Josiah added that a postmortem later revealed that a lack of vitamin K had caused internal bleeding, an explanation that did little to ease the pain.
“Nikaambiwa baadaye after the postmortem, the issue of lack of vitamin K, and she had internal bleeding,” Josiah added.
Grief and lessons
He admitted that her death was the worst and is still the worst moment in his life.
“It was the worst moment in my life to date; it has changed me for good and for bad. It killed a part of me because nowadays, death is not a big deal to me,” he admitted.
“Then our nanny lost her granddad the same week, so I had no nanny; it was just the child and me. I went mute for the next three months.”
Reflecting on the tragedy, Josiah shared a vital lesson that has kept him going.
“I learned that life must go on, no matter what happens; you do not need to give up on yourself,” he shared.
In addition, he explained that men often struggle more with losing a partner, as they depend on them more than they realise.
“For men, losing a partner is more difficult, because men depend on their partners more than they would like to admit,” Josiah noted.
