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Family and friends' tributes reveal soft side of mysterious Nicholas Biwott

Nicholas Biwott's grand children during the memorial service of former Minister Nicholas Biwott at AIC Milimani on 18/7/17-BEVERLYNE MUSILI

A rare character of the late Kipyator Nicholas Kiprono Biwott was on display as family, confidantes, and business associates mourned the former powerful Cabinet minister.

Away from the secretive and highly guarded personality that was known of Biwott, whose name was mentioned in the 1990s' unresolved murder of his former Cabinet colleague Robert Ouko, those close to him disclosed a soft side of the man, away from the clench-fisted persona, revealing him as a statesman, patriot and a philanthropist.

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