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Alex Ole Magelo previously served as Speaker of the Nairobi County Assembly. [File, Standard]
Former Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Alex Ole Magelo has died.
Magelo, who previously served as the chairperson of AFC Leopards, passed away on Saturday, May 8 while undergoing treatment at the Nairobi Hospital, Kajiado Governor Joseph Lenku said.
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce the death of one of our greatest sons and warriors of our community: Alex Ole Magelo after a short illness. He died at [the] Nairobi Hospital, where he had been admitted for some weeks,” said Lenku on Twitter.
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