Former Nairobi County Secretary and Head of County Public Service Board Dr. Robert Ayisi has died of Covid-19 related complications, family members have confirmed.
Reports indicate that Dr. Ayisi died on Wednesday night at around 23:55pm.
The former Nairobi county official was admitted at Mater Hospital in Nairobi where he was battling the virus that has so far claimed 1051 lives in Kenya.
As of Wednesday, November 4, Kenya had recorded 58,587 confirmed Covid-19 cases.
The news of his death comes just days after rumors about his death surfaced. However, the family refuted the claims. As of Mondays, Ayisi was in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Due to the false alarm raised Governor Sonko was forced to retract his condolence message he had posted on social media and apologized to the family.
Kenyans also joined in sending their heartfelt messages to the family on social media until the governor retracted his message.
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Robert Ayisi served as the Nairobi County Secretary in Kidero’s government in January 2016.
Ayisi spearheaded the launch of an early voluntary retirement scheme for low-cadre employees within the County Government of Nairobi to streamline its bloated workforce.
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