Makau, who was based in Machakos County, passed away on January 6, 2026 at Machakos Level 5 Hospital, where he had been receiving treatment.
MultiChoice said it had been instructed to suspend the channel pending further communication from the UCC.
Mwalimu Mulwa was eulogised by many as a literary giant, the author of many plays, including his early 1980s works Buriani, Ukame, Daraja and Master and Servant.
The media fraternity has been thrown into mourning following the death of Standard Media Group correspondent for Machakos, Japheth Makau.