Accra Road in Nairobi’s central business district (CBD) has been renamed Kenneth Matiba Road in honour of the late second liberation icon. This is now the third road to be renamed in the capital city this year alone. In February, Kapiti Crescent Road in South B was renamed in honour of the late football legend Joe Kadenge. The late Matiba died at Karen Hospital on April 18, 2018, aged 85 years, after suffering cardiac arrest. Ngegi said Matiba’s contributions to the multiparty democracy the country currently enjoys cannot be gainsaid and having Accra Road renamed Kenneth Matiba Road would go a long way in having his name remembered by generations to come.

Source: Daily Nation March 31, 2021 11:15 UTC