Anne Soy
BBC News, Nairobi
A British man has been killed in a hit-and-run incident involving a vehicle in the motorcade of Kenyan President William Ruto.
The man, who has been named as 79-year-old Edgar Riches, died on Thursday after being struck in the accident on a main road in the capital, Nairobi.
Police detained a driver, who has since been released on bail.
They say he was driving a support vehicle that was travelling at the rear of President Ruto’s official convoy.
According to the police, the president’s detail had passed by the time the accident occurred.
Police spokesman Michael Muchiri told the BBC that Mr Riches had been visiting Kenya to see his sister and nephew who are residents of the country.
Kenya’s police initially gave his name as Edgar Charles Frederick – using his middle names.
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