This archive report was first published on 15 September 2021.
On Tuesday, Nakuru lost a distinguished entrepreneur, politician, and philanthropist, Kibera Muchai, founder of Mololine Services Limited.
According to his family, Muchai passed away at the Nakuru Level Five Hospital after a short illness.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our patriarch Kibera Muchai who passed away today at the Nakuru Level Five Hospital after a short illness,” a family member told the Nation on September 15, 2021.
As tributes poured in online, Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika mourned Muchai as a visionary and charitable businessman.
“As we mourn his passing, we celebrate a man who leaves behind a rich legacy as an astute, visionary and charitable businessman. May his soul rest in eternal peace and may God comfort the family,” wrote Senator Kihika on her Facebook page.
Muchai was a former Molo councilor and the founder of Mololine Sacco, a pioneer Matatu organisation that revolutionised public service travel in Kenya.
He was a strong defender of the Matatu industry rights and also local issues affecting farmers and players in the timber industry in Molo.
Some of the initiatives he strongly advocated for include; better roads in Molo and rehabilitation of the Molo town sewer system.
Muchai shunned opulence and lived a humble life despite being very wealthy.
