Lawrence Nginyo Kariuki, a veteran politician and a champion for multiparty democracy, has passed on at the Aga Khan University Hospital, the family has announced.
Mr Kariuki, who was also a businessman, had been ailing for some time until his death in the wee hours of Monday morning.
He was also the founding member of The National Alliance (TNA), a political party that was at the helm of power between 2013 and 2017.
The family and hospital remained tight-lipped about what was ailing the former politician, but he looked frail in his last public appearances such as in late 2018 when opposition leader Raila Odinga paid him a visit at his home in Kiambu.
Politicians took to social media to mourn the death of the veteran politician.
Moses Wetangula posted on his Twitter account: “I have learnt with shock and sadness of the passing on of Nginyo Kariuki. He will be remembered for his courageous and relentless struggle for the restoration of multiparty democracy and constitutional reform. R.I.P”.
