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Kenyan ambassador to South Sudan Chris Mburu dies in Juba

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By Sara Okuoro | Feb 17, 2020

**The late Kenyan ambassador to South Sudan, Chris Karumba Mburu. He died at his Juba residence on Sunday night.**

Kenyan envoy to South Sudan, Chris Karumba Mburu, died at his residence in Juba on Sunday night.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday said the cause of death was yet to be established.

The former director of External Intelligence at the National Intelligence Service (NIS) is said to have collapsed and died at his Juba home on Sunday night.

The diplomat was nominated by President Uhuru Kenyatta in July 2018 in changes affecting the diplomatic service.

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