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Veteran politician John Keen dies aged 86

The late John Keen. PHOTO: FILE

NAIROBI: Former Kajiado North MP John Keen passed on while undergoing treatment at the Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi. A family member said Keen, who also served as an Assistant Minister in the 1980s, was admitted on Wednesday and passed on Sunday morning.

He was 86 years old. In September this year, Keen had been admitted to the same hospital where several leaders including CORD co-principal Raila Odinga visited him.

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