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VIDEO: Bob Collymore cremated in private function

Lee Funeral Home staff load the body of the late Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore onto a hearse on July 2, 2019 for the interment at Kariokor crematorium. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Bob Collymore has been cremated on Tuesday at private function.

The Safaricom chief executive officer died on Monday morning, July 1, at the age of 61 at his home in Nairobi after a long battle with cancer.

His body was taken to the Lee Funeral Home.

He was interred at the crematorium in Kariokor, where only family and close friends were allowed to attend.

According to Safaricom chairman Nicholas Ng'ang'a, a memorial service is planned for later this week.

Collymore is survived by wife Wambui Kamiru and four children.