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Boniface Mutinda Kabaka (January 1, 1966 – 11 December 2020) was a Kenyan politician who served as a
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from
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from 2017 until his death in 2020. He was a member of the
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party. Kabaka was born on January 1, 1966, in Machakos County. He received several degrees from the
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, including master's degrees in business administration, law, and diplomacy, and a PhD in finance law. He was elected to the Senate in 2017. In late November 2020, Kabaka tested positive for
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, but recovered and later tested negative. He was suffering from a blood clot in the head and on 4 December collapsed after complaining of a headache; he was rushed to
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in critical condition, suffering from a
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, but died on 11 December. He was buried at his home in Mikuyuni village, Masinga in Machakos County.


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1966 births 2020 deaths Members of the Senate of Kenya University of Nairobi alumni {{Kenya-politician-stub