Boniface Kabaka

Boniface Mutinda Kabaka (January 1, 1966 – 11 December 2020) was a Kenyan politician who served as a Senator from Machakos County from 2017 until his death in 2020.

Early life and education
Kabaka was born on January 1, 1966, in Machakos County. He received several degrees from the University of Nairobi, including master's degrees in business administration, law, and diplomacy, and a PhD in finance law.

Career
Before becoming senator, he served on the Machakos County council under Machakos governor Alfred Mutua.

He was elected to the Senate on January 27, 2017 under the Chama Cha Uzalendo political party.

Death
In late November 2020, Kabaka tested positive for COVID-19. He was also suffering from a blood clot in the head and on 4 December collapsed after complaining of a headache; he was rushed to The Nairobi Hospital in critical condition after suffering from a stroke in a hotel 4 days earlier. A schoolteacher was suspected of being responsible, and was taken in for questioning, but was released 1 day later. Kabaka died on 11 December, 2020. He was buried on December 22 at his home in Mikuyuni village, Masinga in Machakos County.

After Kanaka's death, advocate Nzioka Waita tweeted: "Very saddened by the news of the death of Senator Kabaka. I join residents of Machakos County in passing my sincere condolences to the family".

Kabaka had two wives, Vascoline Katanu, who he had 2 children with, and Jeniffer Mueni, who he had 3 children with. After his death, they sued each other for his property.