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Tributes as Jimmy Wanjigi's father takes final bow at 93

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James Maina Wanjigi. He died aged 93 while receiving treatment at The Nairobi Hospital. [File, Standard]

Self-made billionaire James Maina Wanjigi is dead. Wanjigi died on June 28 aged 93 while receiving treatment at The Nairobi Hospital.

The former Kamukunji Member of Parliament (MP) and long-serving Cabinet minister has been mourned as a father and a pillar of the Wanjigi family. He is the father of Jimmy Wanjigi, a businessman and politician.

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