Former Standard Group journalist Peter Okong'o is dead.
According to his family, Okong'o passed away Wednesday night at home.
In a brief statement from his son Peter, Okong'o was pronounced dead by the doctors who had been called to the home.
This is after he developed heart attack-related signs.
“My father was pronounced dead by the doctors whom I had called for held 10 minutes prior to what seemed like a heart attack,” he said.
Okong'o worked as the deputy managing editor at the Standard from 2011 until 2018 having joined the company from Nation Media Group where he worked as a business editor.
He later joined the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) as a consultant.
Okong'o obtained his Journalism postgraduate degree education from the University of Nairobi in 1996.
In his message of condolence to the family, former chairman of Kenya Correspondent Association Oloo Janak said they have lost one of the finest journalists.
“He was an excellent business editor at the Standard Media Group for a long time and thereafter transitioned to Media and Communication consultancy,” he said.
According to Janak, he was recently in charge of the Kenya Year Book, documenting Kenya's history. “May his soul rest in eternal peace,”