Former Cabinet Minister Simeon Nyachae Passes Away

Former Cabinet Minister, Simeon Nyachae has passed away following a long illness.

Nyachae’s family said the 88-year-old patriarch died while undergoing treatment at the Nairobi Hospital on Monday.

Addressing reporters at Lee Funeral Home, his eldest son, Charles Nyachae said burial arrangements are underway and more details will be announced later.

Nyachae joined politics in 1992 after a long career in the public service, having started as a District Officer in Kangundo, Machakos County in 1960 and rose to become a Provincial Commissioner under Jomo Kenyatta’s government.

The deceased served as the MP for Nyaribari Chache Constituency for three terms and retired from politics in 2007 after losing the seat.

He also served as the Minister for Agriculture and Finance in President Moi’s administration and Energy and Roads in the government of Mwai Kibaki. He unsuccessfully vied for the presidency under a Ford-People party ticket in 2002.

Nyachae was also a businessman with investments in the banking, agriculture, manufacturing, and construction sectors around the country.

He was among the major shareholders of the NCBA Group alongside the Kenyatta family, Naushad Merali, and the late Central Bank governor, Philip Ndegwa, according to Business Daily.

Nyachae had five wives and 20 children.