President William Ruto has sent a message of condolence to the family, friends and relatives of advocate, Juma Kiplenge.
Kiplenge passed away on Friday, October 7, 2022.
In his message, Ruto said Kenya had lost a forthright lawyer, a great legal mind and a champion of the rights of minority communities.
"The late Kiplenge was a patriotic Kenyan who inspired many and worked hard to make Kenya a better nation," Ruto said.
In an interview with a local media house, the family revealed that the lawyer passed away after a short illness.
"He got sick two weeks ago and unfortunately passed away on Friday, October 7," his wife, Jedida Wairimu said.
Kiplenge was the defendant's advocate in a land-grabbing case against former President Daniel Arap Moi.
In 2019, the lawyer led the family to appeal a High Court decision requiring Moi to pay Sh1 billion compensation to an Eldoret family for an alleged grabbing of their land.
