This archive report was first published on 29 August 2019.
Former Transport and Licensing Board Chairman Hassan Ole Kamwaro, a 75-year-old man, has left a lasting legacy in Kenya's transport sector. He passed away on Tuesday after a long battle with throat cancer.
According to his daughter Diana Kamwaro, Mr. Kamwaro was admitted to Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma, United States, three months ago. He was initially treated at Texas Oncology Centre before being transferred to Mercy Hospital on April 29th.
Ms. Diana revealed that her father collapsed for the second time last Saturday and was taken to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), where he died on Tuesday. "He again collapsed last Saturday and was sent to the Intensive Care Unit and on Tuesday evening he succumbed," she told Daily Nation.
Mr. Kamwaro's life was not without controversy. In 2013, he married Eunice Sesian, a 15-year-old girl, sparking widespread criticism. At the time, he defended the marriage, saying that in the Maasai culture, family background was more important than age.
He said that his children, some of whom were older than Sesian, contributed Sh200,000 for the wedding and accepted her as their mum.
Mr. Kamwaro served as the TLB Chairman from 2010 to 2012 and is remembered for his non-nonsense approach in dealing with the matatu menace in the country. He also held a doctorate degree from United Graduate College in the US and served as Wiper party deputy chairman in 2015.
