President Uhuru Kenyatta has today led Kenyans in mourning legendary athlete Daniel Rudisha.
This comes after the news of his passing. Mzee Rudisha died on
Wednesday evening at War Memorial Hospital in Nakuru aged 73.
Daniel Rudisha father to David Rudisha was part of the 4X400M Kenyan team that won a silver medal in the 1968 Olympics.
The President sent his condolences and prayers of comfort to the family and friends of Mzee Daniel Rudisha.
President Kenyatta says that Mzee Rudisha was a Kenyan athletics hero, a pioneer Olympian, coach and teacher who mentored many in the sport.
The news of his death comes just days after his son David posted an emotional statement on Twitter with two superimposed photos of him and his father with a caption “Me and my ailing father, wish him quick recovery. Long live my dad.”