British man killed by President William Ruto's convoy in Kenya

The car did not stop after hitting Edgar Charles Frederick, 79, on a road in the capital, Nairobi.

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The man, who has been named as 79-year-old Edgar Riches, died on Thursday after being struck in the accident on a main road in the capital, Nairobi.

Police detained a driver, who has since been released on bail.

They say he was driving a support vehicle that was travelling at the rear of President Ruto's official convoy.

According to the police, the president's detail had passed by the time the accident occurred.

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