Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala's elder brother Sheikh Salim Abdallah has passed away.
His death was announced by the CS on Thursday morning.
The late Sheikh Salim served as an Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning from 1966 to 1974
Salim will be interred at Kikowani Muslim cemetery on Thursday.
"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.
He however, did not reveal the cause of death.
CS Balala further announced that funeral prayers will be held at Shibu Mosque in Mwembe Tayari Mombasa on Thursday, from 10 am.
Sheikh Salim is survived by seven children, among them four sons and three daughters.
