[PHOTOS] Balala's brother Sheikh Salim interred at Kikowani

Salim served as an Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.

by PURITY WANGUI

News01 September 2022 - 15:11

In Summary

• Mombasa county Transport and Infrastructure Executive Taufiq Balala was present at the burial together with outgoing Mombasa governor Hassan Joho among others.

Tourism CS Najib Balala at the Kikowani Muslim Cemetry in Mombasa after the burial of his elder brother Sheik Salim on Thursday September 1, 2022.

Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala lost his elder brother Sheikh Salim on Thursday.

Balala announced his death in the morning.

The late Sheikh Salim served as an Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning from 1966 to 1974.

Outgoing Mombasa governor Hassan Joho and other leaders at the Kikowani Muslim Cemetery on Mombasa on Thursday September 1, 2022.

Salim was interred at Kikowani Muslim cemetery on Thursday.

Mombasa county Transport and Infrastructure Executive Taufiq Balala was present at the burial together with outgoing Mombasa governor Hassan Joho among others.

Outgoing Mombasa governor Hassan Joho greets mourners at the Kikowani Muslim Cemetery on Mombasa on Thursday September 1, 2022.

"It is with great sadness to announce the death of my eldest brother, Sheikh Salim Mohamed Abdallah Balala. The late Sheikh Salim is father to Salaah Balala, Abdallah Balala, Taufiq Balala, Mohammed Balala and 3 daughters," Balala said in a tweet.