President Uhuru Kenyatta has led the country in paying tribute to his childhood friend and Former Youth Enterprise Fund chairman Bruce Odhiambo.
Odhiambo died at the Nairobi Hospital where he had been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. Uhuru mourned him as a man who shared his God given talents through philanthropy and many benefited from his generosity.
“I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of my friend Bruce Odhiambo, following his death. Bruce shared his God given talents through philanthropy and many benefitted from his generosity. May God give his family the strength to bear this loss.” Uhuru said through his official Twitter handle.
I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of my friend Bruce Odhiambo, following his death. Bruce shared his God given talents through philanthropy and many benefitted from his generosity. May God give his family the strength to bear this loss.
— Uhuru Kenyatta (@UKenyatta) January 8, 2019
Uhuru and Bruce were childhood buddies and went to St. Marys High School in Nairobi together. Bruce had been battling with heart related conditions for months.
He was adversely mentioned in the scandal that rocked the Fund forcing him to step aside and was later charged in court over fraud of Sh180 million.
President Uhuru Kenyatta had picked him in 2014 to chair the Youth Fund Board after the appointment of Gor Semelang’o was revoked.
He was a veteran music producer and owned the Johari Clef record label.