The former Cabinet Minister Maina Wanjigi died while undergoing treatment, after battling with sickness.
Wanjigi served in the government and was associated with many of the development projects in his native Murang’a county. His family confirmed the death of the 92-year-old at Nairobi Hospital.
Mwangi Macharia said the late Wanjigi father of politician Jimmy Wanjigi served in the cabinet and parliament for 25 years and was awarded the Elder of the Golden Heart of Kenya award. He is among the founders of Murang’a University of Technology after he teamed up the late Dr Gikonyo Kiano and the late Kenneth Matiba.
Among his achievements include developing the expansive open-air Gikomba Market in Kamukunji Constituency during his tenure.