Mombasa Cement Company Billionaire Patel Hasmukh has been confirmed dead by his family in an emotional press release in Mombasa Hospital aged 58 years at the time of death.
According to reports, the Mombasa cement billionaire is reported to have suffered stomach complications for the past two days before he was rushed to hospital when the problem persisted.
The family’s spokesperson Samir Bhalo said that the billionaire was confirmed dead upon arrival at the hospital facility. The spokesman also noted that his burial arrangements are ongoing.
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Popularly known in Mombasa as Hasuu, the billionaire businessman has been described as a kind-hearted businessman who touched the lives of many through the Hasmukh Patel Foundation.
Patel supported needy students across the country with scholarships and also supported various charitable causes across various industries including championing environmental conservation.
Mombasa Governor Abdullswamad Sheriff Nassir mourned the businessman as a generous man who always supported the less fortunate in society. “Patel will be remembered for his active participation in society affairs in Mombasa as well as his generous support for the underprivileged.”
He was the founder of the famous Mombasa Cement Company which is one of the biggest cement manufacturers in the country. Patel was also the director of Corrugated Iron Sheets in Kenya and Tororo Cement which is based in Uganda.
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Patel will be remembered by the people from the coast as a businessman as well as environmental conservationists where he transformed the Kibarani Dumpsite into an attractive park through rehabilitation at a cost of Ksh 700 Million. He leaves behind a widow and three children.