By ELIAS MAKORIMore by this AuthorBy RUTH MBULAMore by this AuthorMzee Nyantika Maiyoro, Kenya's pioneer international athlete, has died at the age of 88. According to his son Kennedy Nyantika, Mzee Maiyoro, who has been in hospital for close to three weeks, sank into a coma Sunday with breathing problems. But when his condition deteriorated, he was rushed to Christa Marianne Hospital, a private hospital run by the Catholic Diocese of Kisii. By the time of his death, Mayaka was a member of Athletics Kenya's Nyamira County. Of the pioneer athletes from the 1956 Games, Maiyoro was the only one surviving before his death on SundayFor all his achievements for Kenya, Mzee Maiyoro struggled in retirement.

Source: Daily Nation February 24, 2019 18:41 UTC