This archive report was first published on 6 July 2019.
On July 5, 2019, Kenya lost a prominent figure in the insurance sector when lawyer Karanja Kabage died in a car accident at Karen, Nairobi.
According to his close friends and family, Kabage was pronounced dead on arrival at the Nairobi Hospital after his car lost control.
President Uhuru Kenyatta, who was on an official trip in Tanzania at the time, expressed his condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.
"It is painful to lose a great friend at a time like this. I pray that God will give the family, friends and relatives comfort and fortitude at this trying moment," said President Kenyatta.
Kabage was a 70-year-old prominent insurance expert who had served as a director at African Reinsurance Corporation and First Reinsurance Brokers Limited.
He was also a regular panellist on NTV's AM Live show and had vied for the Nakuru senatorial seat in the 2017 General Election.
