Boniface Kabaka
Boniface Mutinda Kabaka | |
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Senator from Machakos County | |
In office 2017 – December 11, 2020 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kabaa, Machakos County, Kenya | January 1, 1966
Died | December 11, 2020 Nairobi, Kenya | (aged 54)
Political party | Chama Cha Uzalendo |
Alma mater | University of Nairobi |
Occupation | politician |
Boniface Mutinda Kabaka (January 1, 1966 – 11 December 2020) was a Kenyan politician who served as a Senator from Machakos County from 2017 until his death in 2020.[1] He was a member of the Chama Cha Uzalendo party.
Kabaka was born on January 1, 1966 in Machakos County. He received several degrees from the University of Nairobi, including master's degrees in business administration, law, and diplomacy, and a PhD in finance law. He was elected to the Senate in 2017.[2]
In late November 2020, Kabaka tested positive for COVID-19, but recovered and later tested negative. He was suffering from a blood clot in the head and on 4 December collapsed after complaining of a headache; he was rushed to The Nairobi Hospital in critical condition, suffering from a stroke, but died on 11 December.[3][4] He was buried at his home in Mikuyuni village, Masinga in Machakos County.[5]
References
- ^ "Machakos Senator Boniface Mutinda Kabaka is dead". The Star. 11 December 2020.
- ^ Lusaka, Kenneth (16 December 2020). "Demise Of Senator Boniface Mutinda Kabaka, MP, The Senator For Machakos County". parliament.go.ke. Kenyan Parliament. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ John Mbati. "Senator Kabaka Did Not Die of Covid-19 - Family". Kenyans.co.ke. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Family Denies Machakos Senator Boniface Kabaka Died of Covid-19". Mwakilishi.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "IN PICTURES: Machakos Senator Boniface Kabaka laid to rest". The Standard. Retrieved 17 December 2021.