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Former Kenya Sevens star dies

Kenya Sevens player Allan Makaka makes a phone call when they arrived from Morocco, Tanger Sevens on May 14, 2008 at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. PHOTO | CHRIS OMOLLO | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • Makaka, who played for defunct Ulinzi and Kenya Harlequin teams, was driving from Mlolongo heading to the city centre when his car ramped into a moving trailer
  • Former Ulinzi player Dennis Mwanja, who is now a deputy coach at Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), eulogised Makaka as a disciplined and focused person

Former Kenya Sevens and Simbas speedster Allan Makaka is dead.

Makaka, who is sales team leader at the Royal Media Services Limited, died in a road accident along Mombasa Road at the southern bypass interchange near Airtel offices.