Distinguished author and former NMG editor Ken Walibora is dead – Nairobi News

Renowned linguist, author and journalist Prof Ken Walibora is dead.

Prof Walibora lost his life after being knocked down by a matatu on Landhies Road on Friday.

He had been missing since Friday, with his family searching for him for days.

The journalist, who worked for decades with the Nation Media Group, was knocked down by a matatu on Landhies Road in downtown Nairobi.

It is suspected that Walibora, famed for his Swahili novel Siku Njema, died on the spot.

His body was found on Wednesday morning at the Kenyatta National Hospital where police officers from Kamukunji police station took it to after the accident.

His friends and family have paid glowing tribute to the polished author.

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Additional reporting by Nairobi News

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