{"id":531,"date":"2019-07-01T15:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muhunda.co.tz\/?p=531"},"modified":"2019-07-01T15:07:33","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T12:07:33","slug":"safaricom-ceo-bob-collymore-dies-in-nairobi-aged-61","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.muhunda.co.tz\/?p=531","title":{"rendered":"Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore dies in Nairobi, aged 61"},"content":{"rendered":"<header>\n<div class=\"social-networks noprint\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\u00a0<i class=\"fa fa-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\u00a0<i class=\"fa fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\u00a0<i class=\"fa fa-print\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\u00a0<i class=\"fa fa-envelope-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo_article\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theeastafrican.co.ke\/image\/view\/-\/5178070\/highRes\/2384544\/-\/maxw\/600\/-\/rbg6c9\/-\/Bob.jpg\" alt=\"Safaricom chief executive, Mr Bob Collymore. FILE PHOTO | NMG\u00a0\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"photo_article_caption\">Safaricom chief executive, Mr Bob Collymore. He died on the morning of July 1, 2019. FILE PHOTO | NMG<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<article class=\"article\">\n<section class=\"article-sidebar\">\n<section class=\"summary\">\n<h4>In Summary<\/h4>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>He has been battling cancer, but his condition worsened in recent weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"body-copy\">\n<section class=\"author noprint\">\n<figure class=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theeastafrican.co.ke\/image\/view\/-\/3978978\/medRes\/1686504\/-\/1evob0\/-\/General+Image.jpg\" alt=\"VALERIE KOGA\" width=\"50\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>By VALERIE KOGA\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 JULY 1, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<div>\n<p>Safaricom Chief Executive Officer Bob Collymore has died at his home early morning on July 1, 2019, Safaricom chairman Nicholas Nganga said in a press statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Guyanese-born\u00a0British citizen took a medical leave in October 2017 to fight cancer and resumed work in July 2018.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;He had been undergoing treatment for this condition since then in different hospitals and most recently at Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi. In recent weeks, his condition worsened,&#8221; the statement says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theeastafrican.co.ke\/image\/view\/-\/5178088\/medRes\/2384554\/-\/lpod32\/-\/2.jpg\" alt=\"A screen grab of the Safaricom statement following CEO Bob Collymore's death.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A screen grab of the Safaricom statement following CEO Bob Collymore&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Collymore, 61, is survived by widow Wambui Kamiru Collymore and four children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Following news of his death, Twitter was flooded with condolence messages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"relatedCoverage\" class=\"article-related-coverage noprint\">\n<div class=\"related-coverage-header\">\n<h4>Related Stories<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-coverage-body\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theeastafrican.co.ke\/image\/view\/-\/5128242\/medRes\/2352244\/-\/m3wcejz\/-\/Bob.jpg\" alt=\"Safaricom extends Collymore\u2019s term\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theeastafrican.co.ke\/business\/Safaricom-Bob-Collymore\/2560-5128230-urv6uw\/index.html\"><span class=\"relText\">Safaricom extends Collymore\u2019s term<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theeastafrican.co.ke\/image\/view\/-\/5106082\/medRes\/2336899\/-\/328vrd\/-\/C1.jpg\" alt=\"Safaricom's Bob Collymore gets parastatal job\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theeastafrican.co.ke\/news\/ea\/Bob-Collymore-appointment\/4552908-5106058-7n7j5n\/index.html\"><span class=\"relText\">Safaricom&#8217;s Bob Collymore gets parastatal job<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div>More Info\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theeastafrican.co.ke\/news\/ea\/Safaricom-CEO-Bob-Collymore\/4552908-5178068-xjqviv\/index.html\">Safaricom&#8217;s Robert (Bob) Collymore passes on<\/a><\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Safaricom chief executive, Mr Bob Collymore. 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