'A just and principled leader': Tributes pour in for late Chief Kadhi Athman Hussein

Muslims hold prayers for the late Chief Kadhi, Abdulhalim Hussein. He will be buried this evening at Kikowani cemetery. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

Chief Kadhi Athman Hussein  succumbed to cancer at his home in Mombasa’s Tudor estate.

A family spokesman, Shekue Khahale, said Hussein, 55, who left behind a widow and three children, had battled the illness for a long period. He was treated in Kenya, India, and Dubai.