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Former Nairobi mayor, Charles Rubia, is dead.
Rubia’s son, Mike Rubia, told K24 Digital that the multi-party democracy fighter died in his sleep at his Karen home on Sunday night.
“He drove himself home, and proceeded to his bedroom for the night,” said Mike.
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The 96-year-old’s son says his father -- a few days to his demise -- had breathing complications.
Rubia, the first Nairobi mayor of African descent -- who served between 1963 and 1969 --, leaves behind four sons. Two of his children are already deceased.
His wife died 20 years ago.
In the lead-up to multi-party democracy, Rubia was detained alongside the late multi-party system rooter, Kenneth Matiba.
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