The hero who placed Uhuru Torch on Kilimanjaro

The late Brigadier Alexander Nyirenda.

By  Julius Maricha

What you need to know:

  • Brigadier Nyirenda died on December 20, 2008, around 12:45 p.m. It was reported that he had been battling esophageal cancer from February 2008.

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