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| Tributes to Edgar Riches killed in Nairobi motorcade crash | Tributes to Edgar Riches killed in Nairobi motorcade crash |
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| Mr Riches worshipped at Poole's St Joseph and St Walburga and Our Lady of Fatima Churches | Mr Riches worshipped at Poole's St Joseph and St Walburga and Our Lady of Fatima Churches |
| A British man killed in a suspected hit-and-run involving a vehicle in the Kenyan president's motorcade was "incredibly generous" and "always pleasant", a friend has said. | A British man killed in a suspected hit-and-run involving a vehicle in the Kenyan president's motorcade was "incredibly generous" and "always pleasant", a friend has said. |
| Edgar Riches, 79, from Poole, Dorset, died on Thursday after he was struck on a road in Kenya's capital, Nairobi. | Edgar Riches, 79, from Poole, Dorset, died on Thursday after he was struck on a road in Kenya's capital, Nairobi. |
| He had been visiting relatives in the country when he was fatally injured, the BBC was told. | He had been visiting relatives in the country when he was fatally injured, the BBC was told. |
| Police detained a driver, since bailed, who is thought to have been driving a support vehicle at the back of President William Ruto's official convoy. | Police detained a driver, since bailed, who is thought to have been driving a support vehicle at the back of President William Ruto's official convoy. |
| Mr Riches worshipped at Poole's St Joseph and St Walburga and Our Lady of Fatima Churches, was a long-standing member of the town's Conservative Association and raised money for Catholic aid charity CAFOD. | Mr Riches worshipped at Poole's St Joseph and St Walburga and Our Lady of Fatima Churches, was a long-standing member of the town's Conservative Association and raised money for Catholic aid charity CAFOD. |
| Ann Stribley, the president of Poole Conservative Association, said she had known Mr Riches for about 50 years. | Ann Stribley, the president of Poole Conservative Association, said she had known Mr Riches for about 50 years. |
| "He was private, quiet person but incredibly generous and if he said he was going to do something, he always did it," she said. | "He was private, quiet person but incredibly generous and if he said he was going to do something, he always did it," she said. |
| "There's a total sense of shock and loss. He will be greatly missed. I shall remember him as a kind, quiet and thoughtful, always pleasant, individual. | "There's a total sense of shock and loss. He will be greatly missed. I shall remember him as a kind, quiet and thoughtful, always pleasant, individual. |
| "He was a huge benefit to the association for many years and we will be lucky to see his like again." | "He was a huge benefit to the association for many years and we will be lucky to see his like again." |
| Ann Stribley said Mr Riches was a valued member of Poole Conservative Association | Ann Stribley said Mr Riches was a valued member of Poole Conservative Association |
| "[Mr Riches] was an active fundraiser and organised many social events, fundraising for CAFOD to help a school in Kenya," a church representative, who did not want to be named, said. | "[Mr Riches] was an active fundraiser and organised many social events, fundraising for CAFOD to help a school in Kenya," a church representative, who did not want to be named, said. |
| "He went every year to visit his sister and nephew." | "He went every year to visit his sister and nephew." |
| There has been uproar on social media following Thursday's incident. | There has been uproar on social media following Thursday's incident. |
| While Kenyans are accustomed to roads being cleared for the presidential motorcade, some have questioned why the convoy was so big and moving at such speed. | While Kenyans are accustomed to roads being cleared for the presidential motorcade, some have questioned why the convoy was so big and moving at such speed. |
| Following a post mortem examination a pathologist determined the cause of death as multiple trauma. | |
| Mr Riches received head and chest injuries, and bruising to his left limbs. | |
| Kenyan police said Mr Riches' next-of-kin have been informed. | Kenyan police said Mr Riches' next-of-kin have been informed. |
| William Ruto has been Kenya's president since 2022 | William Ruto has been Kenya's president since 2022 |
| You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. | You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. |