Debts, depression, and breast cancer: The sad story of Kisumu investor

His is a story of pain, disappointments, and a sad ending for a man who inspired many people as an investor and politician.
In Nyanza, Samuel Nyakado aka "Samtec" is a household name. He had built his profile as a successful businessman who invested heavily in driving schools.
He was the brainchild of the Samtec driving school that operates in several towns in Western Kenya and had also invested in transport services in the region.
Nyakado was also a political enthusiast who last year made a bid for the Migosi ward MCA seat, a dream that faltered after he was floored in the ODM party primaries.
But all was not well with him. He was struggling with a financial crisis that threatened to bring him to his knees.

He is among hundreds of contractors who are yet to receive a penny from county governments in Nyanza and national government agencies after delivering goods and services.
At the time of his death last week, creditors were on his neck while payment for several contracts he had executed for various government agencies was yet to be settled.
So when a video of him surfaced on social media last week while partially naked and shouting next to an office in Nairobi to demand his payments, his family knew their strong father had finally lost it.