The governor of Isiolo, Abdi Ibrahim Guyo, is mourning the death of his older brother, Ali Hassan.
Governor Guyo announced the sad news on his social media pages.
Hassan died on Thursday morning at his home in Nyamavilla in Nairobi.
“Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raj’iun (To God we belong and to Him we return). It is with great sadness that I have learned the passing of My brother Ali. May Almighty Allah Grant him Jannatul Firdou,” Guyo said in.
The Governor stated that his brother died as a result of kidney and liver failure.
“He had been ailing for some time and he passed away this morning,” Guyo said.
Ali has left behind two children and his wife.
The burial will take place on Thursday morning at the Langata Cemetery, in line with Muslim rites.
Barely seven months ago, the governor lost four family members in a grisly road accident along the Isiolo-Meru road.
His brother Hassan Borana, 43, his brother’s wife Fatuma Hassan Borana, 39, and their two children Talasso Hassan Borana, 14, and Khadija Hassan, 10, died in the March 28 accident.
Governor Guyo was born into a family of eight siblings, three of whom have died – two brothers and a sister.
