Mwai Kibaki, the third president of Kenya, died on Friday, at the age of 90, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced.
“It is my sorrowful duty to announce to the nation the passing on of Emilio Mwai Kibaki, the third president of the Republic of Kenya,” Kenyatta said in a televised address to the nation.
He lauded Kibaki, saying he lived a dedicated life of public service.
“We salute a notable father figure in the chronicles of our nation. A leader who strove so hard and accomplished so much for his country. A nation he so deeply cherished and served with commitment and an unbending will to improve the lives of our people,” Kenyatta said.
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