Former president Daniel arap Moi family is mourning the loss of 17-year-old Kiprono Ruto son to Raymond Moi, MP Rongai.
Kiprono passed on due to brain cancer and will be laid to rest on Wednesday July 15 in Kabarak, an obituary in The Standard says.
He is the nephew to Gideon Moi the senator of Baringo county where mzee Moi was the MP for 24 years and also president of the country during the single party rule of KANU.
Other known children in the family include Philiph, Jonathan, June and Jeniffer.
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