Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday extended his condolences to the people of Zimbabwe following the death of former President Robert Gabriel Mugabe.
According to media reports, Mugabe died at the age of 95 while receiving treatment in Singapore.
Kenyatta described Mugabe as a Pan-Africanist, elder state man and freedom fighter who played a major role in shaping the interests of the African continent
“In this moment of sorrow, my thoughts and prayers go out to his family, his relatives and the people of Zimbabwe who, for many years, he served with commitment and dedication,” said Kenyatta.
“Words cannot convey the magnitude of the loss as former President Mugabe was an elder statesman, a freedom fighter and a Pan-Africanist who played a major role in shaping the interests of the African continent,” he added.
Kenyatta said that Mugabe will be remembered as “a man of courage who was never afraid to fight for what he believed in even when it was not popular.”
Mugabe became an outspoken critic of the West, most notably the United Kingdom, the former colonial power, which he denounced as an “enemy country”.
Mugabe was ultimately ousted by his own armed forces in November 2017.
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