This archive report was first published on 2 July 2019.
On July 2, 2019, the world lost a great man, Bob Collymore, the CEO of Safaricom. His legacy will be remembered for his distinguished contribution to the Kenyan corporate sector.
Patrick Quarcoo, a close friend and CEO of Radio Africa Group, has paid a touching tribute to the Safaricom boss. Quarcoo and other close friends of Bob visited him on Saturday, unaware that it would be their last meeting with him.
According to Quarcoo, Bob made them smile when he said, 'I don’t know about this heaven and earth thing, but I truly hope there is a life after death.' He added that if there are ghosts, he would come and rustle the curtains and on birthdays when they light the candles for his children, he would come and help blow them out.
Quarcoo also narrated how Collymore asked them to always stand by his wife Wambui after his death. He calmly told them, 'If I get three more days, I will be lucky.' He then instructed them to 'Stay together, stand by Wambui' in case they parted.
Patrick signed off with a deep message to his best friend and family, which read, 'At the next Boys Club dinner, we will set a place for our ‘Captain’ as we called him and will raise our glasses knowing that he has changed us and Kenya forever. For Wambui and the kids, all I can say is you gave him a new purpose for life and added an amazing spring to his step. Thank you and Adieu till we meet again.'
