Former wife of Ababu Namwamba, Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Prisca Mwaro passed away. On March 8, she was found dead inside her home in Nairobi. According to the family, her body was taken to the morgue at MP Shah Hospital. Although those close to Mwaro claimed she had “gone through a lot in the last three years,” the exact cause of death is still unknown.

Between 2015 and 2018, Mwaro and CS Ababu Namwamba were married and blessed three children together. She served as a KENGEN administrator.

Abuga Makori posted on his twitter,

Hearing reports that Ababu Namwamba’s wife (original) is dead! Priscah Mwaro Namwamba is the lady who made Ababu to be what he his regardless of their ups and downs. This is a huge setback. Pole Waziri
@AbabuNamwamba
. May her soul rest in peace.

Mwaro graduated from the University of Nairobi with a Bachelor of Commerce degree between 2013 and 2015.

Prior to the news of her passing breaking on March 8 of 2023, Mwaro had celebrated her birthday on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.