By Andrew Irumba
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Safaricom, Bob Collymore, is no more, after breathing his last on Monday morning.
However, his death, which occurred so suddenly, has remained a mystery to many people who knew him. A statement released by Safaricom Chairman Nicholas Nganga, on Monday July, 2019, about his death reads thus;
“It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing away of Robert (Bob) William Collymore, CEO of Safaricom PLC, which occurred at his home in the morning of July 1st, 2019.” The statement adds that;
“In October 2017, Bob proceeded to the UK to receive treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and returned In July 2018 to resume duties. He has been undergoing treatment for this condition since then in different hospitals and most recently at Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi. In recent weeks, his condition worsened and he succumbed to the cancer at his home in the early hours of Monday July 1st, 2019. Bob Collymore leaves behind a wife and four children….”
