Kenya woke up to sad news of the demise of Safaricom CEO, Bob Collymore.
He died on Monday morning at his home in Nairobi after battling Leukemia for a long period.
He took a nine-month medical leave in late 2017 to undergo cancer treatment in England and returned to Kenya in July 2018.
Being a person who socialized with everyone, celebrities stormed social media with condolences, sharing the great moments they had with him.
Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore dies at his home in Nairobi at 61. He leaves behind a wife and four children. My condolences to the family and the entire @SafaricomPLC staff.#RIPBobCollymore pic.twitter.com/G7f7D1RPxy
— Mzazi Willy M. Tuva (@mzaziwillytuva) July 1, 2019
Sad news this morning. RIP Bob Collymore pic.twitter.com/DUGbLsLKWp
— Willis Raburu (@WillisRaburu) July 1, 2019
Rest with the angels @bobcollymore my deepest condolences to all family and friends and the staff at Safaricom. pic.twitter.com/Mov1kFgIBI
— Kalekye Mumo (@KalekyeMumo) July 1, 2019
RIP Bob Collymore. Painful. Sad. #RIPBobCollymore
— Linus Kaikai (@LinusKaikai) July 1, 2019
A very sad day indeed. My thoughts go out to the family, friends, colleagues and all his loved ones. @bobcollymore was a great man, a great leader who build not only @SafaricomPLC
but Kenya as a whole. Your spirit lives on Bob! Forever in our hearts. #RIPBobCollymore pic.twitter.com/CQFhBsomdc— Xtian Dela™ (@xtiandela) July 1, 2019
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Rest in perfect peace sir 💔🙏🏿 @bob_collymore Our time on this Earth is borrowed 😔
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There are no goodbyes. Wherever you’ll be, you’ll always be within us. Rest in Peace Bob.
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Greatfull for the times I met you and the opportunities! Rest In Peace Bob. Sad morning.
Rest in peace Bob Collymore.Juliani and l had the pleasure of showing him the kind of life most Safaricom customers live.We took him to the markets and ghettos.Bob and l disagreed because of my activism and fell out but he was a decent man. My condolences to Wambui and the kids. pic.twitter.com/nYvIdo1Nrv
— Boniface Mwangi (@bonifacemwangi) July 1, 2019
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