The former permanent secretary and secretary to the treasury (PSST), Keith Muhakanizi, has died. Muhakanizi, who at the time of death was the permanent secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).
Muhakanizi died in Italy where he had been flown for further management following several months of illness.
According to close sources, Muhakanizi has been in and out of office since 2021 owing to sickness. Indeed, even when he was posted to the OPM from Treasury, the technocrat was away in Turkey receiving treatment.
The government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo confirmed Muhakanizi’s passing, eulogising him as a “friend to many”.
“SAD! A friend to many. Keith Muhakanizi, Permanent Secretary Prime Minister’s Office, and former long-serving PS Ministry of Finance & Secretary to the Treasury has died from a Milan, Italy hospital where he was receiving treatment. May he Rest in Peace.”
