One of the late Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore's confidants, Patrick Quarcoo, on Tuesday, revealed Bob's last message to them about his wife.
In a detailed tribute carried in The Star, Collymore's greatest plea to his friends was that they should stand with his wife, Wambui Kamiru, after he is gone.
"He calmly told us, 'If I get three more days, I will be lucky.' We asked what we must do, should we part. 'Stay together, stand by Wambui'," recalled Quarcoo who is the CEO of Radio Africa Group.
He further narrated about how the ever jovial Collymore joked about his demise promising to return as a ghost during their final meeting together.
“'I don’t know about this heaven and earth thing, but I truly hope there is a life after death.' We asked why.
"With a twinkle in his eye, he said, 'If there are ghosts, I will come and rustle the curtains and on birthdays when you light the candles for my children, I will come and help blow them out'," he continued.
The Safaricom CEO was giving the message to his exclusive group of friends that included Quarcoo, Alykhan Satchu, Peter Kenneth, Jeff Koinange, Bharat Thakrar and Nic Hailey.
"He caused a change in all his friends – he made us more human, warmer like himself and willing to open up and sometimes be vulnerable.
"He made me and a bunch of stuck-up men unbutton our shirts and become men who thought a lot more about purpose," praised Quarcoo.
Collymore past away on Monday morning after battling cancer for a long time.
