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Frank Ireri: The banker who redefined house mortgaging dies

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Former HF Group Chief Executive Frank Ireri during a past interview. [File, Standard]

Frank Ireri, the former soft-spoken HF Group chief executive who played a pivotal role in expanding Kenya's young mortgage market through innovative products that transformed the sector before the company later stumbled, has passed away. He was 63.

Ireri died on October 26, 2025, at Nairobi Hospital, where he had been undergoing treatment for cancer, according to his friends and family.

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