Former NTV journalist Silas Apollo has died in a tragic hit-and-run accident in Nairobi, police have confirmed.
At the time of his death, Apollo was working with the Nairobi Law Monthly.
The incident occurred on the night of Thursday, April 10, along Kiambu Road.
According to police, Apollo was attempting to cross the road on foot when he was hit by a speeding motorcycle.
The driver fled the scene, leaving the incident initially recorded as involving “an unknown person hit by an unknown vehicle.”
A family member said they were notified of his death at the mortuary, where they learned that his body had been taken in shortly after the accident.
He was not immediately identified at the scene.
Apollo’s body has been moved to the morgue pending a postmortem examination, as investigations continue to trace the driver and establish the full circumstances of the crash.
