Nairobi Central Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Head Pastor Vincent Okong'o passed away on Monday.
According to an official at the church, Pastor Okong'o died just days after he unexpectedly collapsed while executing his duties on May 23.
The official who asked to remain anonymous confirmed that the preacher was rushed to the hospital at the time where he was attended to.
The officials were not in a position to disclose what caused the clergyman's death but confirmed that the family was still processing the information at the time of publishing this article.
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Homa Bay Senator Moses Kajwang' was among the first political leaders to convey their condolences to the family and the church.
"My condolences to the family and members of Maxwell SDA on the death of Church Head Pastor Vincent Okong'o.
"There is a heavy sense of loss, but the sense of hope is greater. Though we shed tears, we are comforted by the promise of 1 Thessalonians 4 13-18," he posted on Twitter.
Chief Justice David Maraga is a long-serving elder at the church where Pastor Okong'o was head overseer until his demise.
During his interview for the CJ position, the CJ stated that he is a staunch Adventist clarifying that it would then be difficult for him to hold hearings on a Saturday.
"It will be very difficult for me to sit on a Saturday to hear a case. I would rather talk with my colleagues in the court to accommodate me and exempt me from sitting if the hearing extends to a Saturday," he stated before the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) at the time.
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