Sports cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed was the first person to mourn with National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) president Paul Tergat following the death of his mother.
Tergat’s mother Esther Toyoi passed on on Wednesday with Amina describing her as a good mentor.
“I thank her ever so dearly for bringing us an athletic icon who continues to immensely contribute to the development of sports in Kenya and around the world,” said Amina.
According to the statement from NOC-K indicated that Toyoi died while at Mediheal Hospital in Nakuru.
In a statement, NOCK’s secretary Francis Mutuku said: “We join our president and his family in mourning the loss of such an icon in the family, coming so soon after the loss of his mother-in-law.”
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