Veteran Kenyan politician who was once a powerful political figure has died. The politician has died at Karen Hospital as confirmed by his daughter, Ivy Matiba who corroborated the sad news.
![Kenneth Matiba, then Kenya's Minister for Culture and Social Services with legendary boxer Mohammed Ali](http://i0.wp.com/biggestkaka.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Kenneth-Matiba-then-Kenyas-Minister-for-Culture-and-Social-Services-with-legendary-boxer-Mohammed-Ali.jpg?resize=275%2C183&ssl=1)
Kenneth Matiba who was a Kenyan politician who was the second-place candidate in the 1992 presidential election succumbed to an illness he has been battling with for a long time.
Kenya has indeed lost a hero. Kenneth Matiba was 85 years old.