Bob Collymore
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| Key Titles and Phrases | Count | Lang | Last Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| chief executive | 10.51% | EN | 06/12/2017 |
| executive | 4.88% | EN | 06/12/2017 |
| ceo | 65.46% | EN | 08/11/2017 |
| chief executive officer | 11.64% | EN | 30/10/2017 |
| officer | 2.50% | EN | 30/10/2017 |
| directeur général | 0.38% | FR | 26/09/2017 |
| head | 0.13% | EN | 22/09/2017 |
| member | 0.38% | EN | 30/07/2017 |
| pdg | 0.13% | FR | 29/06/2017 |
| boss | 0.38% | EN | 10/05/2017 |
| founder | 0.13% | EN | 12/01/2017 |
| head of kenya | 0.13% | EN | 26/10/2016 |
| leader | 0.13% | EN | 21/09/2016 |
| african business leader | 0.13% | EN | 21/09/2016 |
| ceo of kenya | 0.25% | EN | 08/09/2016 |
| successor | 0.38% | EN | 23/08/2016 |
| chief executive of kenya | 0.38% | EN | 08/08/2016 |
| safaricom limited chief executive officer | 0.75% | EN | 29/07/2016 |
| businessman | 0.13% | EN | 28/07/2016 |
| director | 0.25% | EN | 17/06/2016 |
| chief operating officer | 0.50% | EN | 10/03/2015 |
| ceo safaricom limited | 0.38% | EN | 19/12/2013 |
| patron | 0.13% | FR | 04/12/2012 |
| Names | Lang | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Collymore | EN | 83.44% |
| Bob Collymore | FR | 13.94% |
| BOB COLLYMORE | EN | 2.40% |
| BOB COLLYMORE | FR | 0.22% |
| Type | Entity Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
 | Michael Joseph | 3.80% |
| Peter Ndegwa | 3.20% |
| Uhuru Kenyatta | 2.60% |
 | Vodafone Group | 2.50% |
| Ken Okoth | 2.00% |
| Joyce Laboso | 1.40% |
| Daily | 1.30% |
| Kenya Airways | 1.20% |
| 1.10% | |
| William Ruto | 1.10% |
| Reuters Group | 1.10% |
| Raila Odinga | 1.10% |
| State House | 1.10% |
| World Health Organization | 1.10% |
| British | 1.00% |
| Mike | 1.00% |
| Eliud Kipchoge | 0.90% |
| Joshua Oigara | 0.90% |
| 0.80% | |
| United Nations | 0.80% |
| Mike Sonko | 0.80% |
| Peter Kenneth | 0.80% |
| Jeff Koinange | 0.80% |
| Nairobi Hospital | 0.70% |
| YouTube | 0.60% |
| Commission | 0.60% |
| Woman | 0.60% |
| Voice | 0.60% |
| London business | 0.60% |
| Team | 0.60% |
| Type | Entity Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bharat Thakrar | 0.0741 |
| Steve Okeyo | 0.0435 |
| Michael Joseph | 0.0387 |
| Peter Ndegwa | 0.0297 |
| Uhuru Kenyatta | 0.0236 |
| Vodafone Group | 0.0227 |
| Ken Okoth | 0.0194 |
| Joyce Laboso | 0.014 |
| Kenya Airways | 0.012 |
| Ronald Osumba | 0.0116 |
| Raila Odinga | 0.0106 |
| State House | 0.0101 |
| William Ruto | 0.0099 |
| Vivek Badrinath | 0.0094 |
| Eliud Kipchoge | 0.009 |
| Joshua Oigara | 0.009 |
| Magadi Soda Company | 0.0087 |
| Rashaad Staggie | 0.0084 |
| Peter Kenneth | 0.0082 |
| Jeff Koinange | 0.008 |
| Mike Sonko | 0.0077 |
| Jua Cali | 0.0076 |
| Nairobi Hospital | 0.007 |
| London business | 0.006 |
| Patrick Quarcoo | 0.0057 |
| Rita Kavashe | 0.0052 |
| Kenyan government | 0.005 |
| Communications Authority | 0.005 |
| KCB Group | 0.005 |
| Citizen TV | 0.0049 |
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Bob Collymore wrote
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“If my wife shall not survive me as aforesaid, I appoint my Collymore left all his wealth to wife Revealed. The Will makes no reference to the public figures he associated with including those who were part of his Boys’ Club friend Nzioka Waita to be the sole executor and trustee of this my Will,” 
standardmedia Tuesday, September 15, 2020 9:27:00 AM EAT
Uhuru Kenyatta said
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"It is with deep sadness that I have this morning received news of the death of Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore after years of battling cancer. As a country, we've lost a distinguished corporate leader whose contribution to our national wellbeing will be missed,"
standardmedia Thursday, July 2, 2020 10:16:00 AM EAT
Uhuru Kenyatta said
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“There are four things that Bob loved but the fourth I cannot say it here: Bob loved Kenya, he loved Safaricom as if it was his own a part of his family and Bob loved his wife and his children, dearly like I said the fourth one I won’t mention but some of you here know what it is,”
standardmedia Thursday, July 2, 2020 10:16:00 AM EAT
Michael Joseph said
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“When Bob passed on quite suddenly and unexpectedly that meant we had to hasten this succession plan,”
thestarkenya Friday, August 30, 2019 9:03:00 PM EAT
Michael Joseph said
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“We did not execute the decision because there was a concern whether the successor of Bob should be a Kenyan,”
EastAfrican Monday, July 8, 2019 12:18:00 PM EAT
Michael Joseph said
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“Safaricom is a Kenyan company and quite rightly it should have a Kenyan CEO. But it’s a special company. The successor to Bob would have to be somebody with special characteristics, who understands the DNA of Safaricom,”
EastAfrican Monday, July 8, 2019 12:18:00 PM EAT
Peter Kenneth said
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“He (Collymore) eventually went into his whisky store and opened a very special reserve blended whisky that he had saved many years for a special guest. He insisted we become the special guests and he insisted that we all share the whisky even for those who do not drink whisky,”
kenyan-post Saturday, July 6, 2019 6:19:00 PM EAT
Uhuru Kenyatta said
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"I asked him, Bob, why are you calling me at 2 o'clock in the morning?"
standardmedia Friday, July 5, 2019 11:26:00 AM EAT
Uhuru Kenyatta said
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“I spent three hours with Bob, where he told me about his vision for Safaricom and the country. We talked about how to deal with the moral fabric of society that has collapsed”
standardmedia Friday, July 5, 2019 11:26:00 AM EAT
Michael Joseph said
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“Bob and I agreed that whoever would survive the other, they would read this poem at the other’s funeralI am genuinely sad and heartbroken to be the one reading this poem today,”
standardmedia Friday, July 5, 2019 11:26:00 AM EAT
Uhuru Kenyatta said
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“I am certain Bob loved Kenya. He loved it like his own country, and Bob loved his wife and children dearly. We have lost a friend; we have lost a part of our soul,”
standardmedia Friday, July 5, 2019 11:26:00 AM EAT
Peter Kenneth said
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“Last week on Tuesday we met at Bob’s house as usual we had dinner after that he went in his whiskey bar and brought a Whiskey that he had reserved for so many years saying it was a special gift. That day he saw us off individually not knowing that that was the last day to have Bob in our boys’ club meetings,”
capitalfm Thursday, July 4, 2019 7:49:00 PM EAT
Uhuru Kenyatta said
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“Bob Collymore told me that he had tried everything and accepted that his time had come,”
capitalfm Thursday, July 4, 2019 7:49:00 PM EAT
Peter Kenneth added
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“In our next meeting we will raise our glasses and toast for Bob since he lived a fulfilling life as we cherish his memories,”
capitalfm Thursday, July 4, 2019 7:49:00 PM EAT
Michael Joseph said
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“Bob was the bravest man I have ever met, with enormous sense of humour, he never wanted anyone to worry about him,”
kenyan-post Thursday, July 4, 2019 4:18:00 PM EAT
Uhuru Kenyatta said
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"I asked him: Bob, why are you calling me at 2 o'clock in the morning?"
thestarkenya Thursday, July 4, 2019 4:04:00 PM EAT
Nick Read remarked
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“What I saw under Bob’s leadership can only be described as remarkable, He gradually developed his own vision; a vision that moved from a highly successful telecoms company to a purpose-led digital platform powering the Kenyan economy and improving the lives of everyone in the society,”
capitalfm Thursday, July 4, 2019 1:34:00 PM EAT
Michael Joseph explained
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“So with Bob going so suddenly it precipitated many things and one of them was the board deciding to temporary putting me as interim CEO,”
kenyan-post Wednesday, July 3, 2019 3:27:00 PM EAT
Patrick Bitature said
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“At Simba Group we convey our deepest condolences to the family, friends and entire staff of Safaricom for the loss of their visionary CEO Mr. Bob Collymore,”
ChimpsReport Tuesday, July 2, 2019 4:27:00 PM EAT
Mar Michael said
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“I pushed for Bob to be on that shortlist. He wasn’t the favourite candidate at the time, but I pushed for Bob because he understood the DNA of Safaricom. He understood what we were all about: we were not just a mobile phone company, we were much bigger than that,”
theCitizen Tuesday, July 2, 2019 1:05:00 PM EAT
Michael Joseph said
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“I pushed for Bob to be on that shortlist. He wasn’t the favourite candidate at the time, but I pushed for Bob because he understood the DNA of Safaricom. He understood what we were all about: we were not just a mobile phone company, we were much bigger than that,”
theCitizen Tuesday, July 2, 2019 1:05:00 PM EAT
Mar Michael said
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“This country believed in Safaricom; we were part of everybody’s life. Bob understood that and I knew that Bob would continue with the legacy of Safaricom, not just my legacy. It was my legacy, but the company’s legacy that he would continue. That’s why I chose Bob,”
theCitizen Tuesday, July 2, 2019 1:05:00 PM EAT
Michael Joseph said
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“This country believed in Safaricom; we were part of everybody’s life. Bob understood that and I knew that Bob would continue with the legacy of Safaricom, not just my legacy. It was my legacy, but the company’s legacy that he would continue. That’s why I chose Bob,”
theCitizen Tuesday, July 2, 2019 1:05:00 PM EAT
Mar Michael said
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about Bob Collymore
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“I pushed for Bob to be on that shortlist. He wasn’t the favourite candidate at the time, but I pushed for Bob because he understood the DNA of Safaricom. He understood what we were all about: we were not just a mobile phone company, we were much bigger than that,”
nation-ke Tuesday, July 2, 2019 11:06:00 AM EAT
Michael Joseph said
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“I pushed for Bob to be on that shortlist. He wasn’t the favourite candidate at the time, but I pushed for Bob because he understood the DNA of Safaricom. He understood what we were all about: we were not just a mobile phone company, we were much bigger than that,”
nation-ke Tuesday, July 2, 2019 11:06:00 AM EAT
Mar Michael said
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“This country believed in Safaricom; we were part of everybody’s life. Bob understood that and I knew that Bob would continue with the legacy of Safaricom, not just my legacy. It was my legacy, but the company’s legacy that he would continue. That’s why I chose Bob,”
nation-ke Tuesday, July 2, 2019 11:06:00 AM EAT
Michael Joseph said
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“This country believed in Safaricom; we were part of everybody’s life. Bob understood that and I knew that Bob would continue with the legacy of Safaricom, not just my legacy. It was my legacy, but the company’s legacy that he would continue. That’s why I chose Bob,”
nation-ke Tuesday, July 2, 2019 11:06:00 AM EAT
Raila Odinga said
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“My condolences go out to friends and family of Mr Bob Collymore as well as the Safaricom fraternity. Bob served our country with dedication and sustained us as a communication hub in Africa. May his soul rest in eternal peace,”
nation-ke Tuesday, July 2, 2019 9:23:00 AM EAT
Gideon Moi said
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“Even as the company remained the most profitable, breaking new grounds in innovation that changed the lives of her clients, Bob remained simple and focused,”
nation-ke Tuesday, July 2, 2019 9:23:00 AM EAT
Anyang Nyongo said
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“Bob had become an integral face of the fight to make cancer management accessible to all,”
nation-ke Tuesday, July 2, 2019 9:23:00 AM EAT
Michael Joseph said
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“We have been very fortunate and lucky to have him. Bob understood what the DNA of Safaricom was all about and took it to another level,” “We all experienced his enthusiasm, greatness and affinity with people. I think this is what has driven this company,”
nation-ke Tuesday, July 2, 2019 9:23:00 AM EAT
Jeff Koinange said
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“We had known this was coming; Bob had informed us. So we knew that he wasn’t gonna last very long. He had been told by his doctors not to make any long-term plans. In fact, he was told that if he makes it past July, he would be lucky,”
standardmedia Tuesday, July 2, 2019 12:19:00 AM EAT
Gideon Moi said
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“Collymore, a corporate leader par excellence, had profound impact on the lives of Kenyans by the revolutionary and innovations in the telecommunications sector as he steered Safaricom,”
standardmedia Tuesday, July 2, 2019 12:19:00 AM EAT
Uhuru Kenyatta said
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"It is with deep sadness that I have this morning received news of the death of Safaricom CEO Mr. Bob Collymore after years of battling cancer. As a country, we've lost a distinguished corporate leader whose contribution to our national wellbeing will be missed,"
standardmedia Monday, July 1, 2019 7:53:00 PM EAT
Uhuru Kenyatta said
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about Bob Collymore
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“It is with deep sadness that I have this morning received news of the death of Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore after years of battling cancer. As a country, we’ve lost a distinguished corporate leader whose contribution to our national wellbeing will be missed,”
capitalfm Monday, July 1, 2019 12:39:00 PM EAT
Uhuru Kenyatta said
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about Bob Collymore
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"It is with deep sadness that I have this morning received news of the death of Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore after years of battling cancer. As a country, we've lost a distinguished corporate leader whose contribution to our national wellbeing will be missed,"
thestarkenya Monday, July 1, 2019 12:35:00 PM EAT
William Ruto said
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"He steered the company to new heights and contributed immensely to the evolution of Kenya's corporate scene. Collymore was exemplary, brilliant and courageous, especially in the manner he battled cancer. Condolences to his family, colleagues and friends,"
thestarkenya Monday, July 1, 2019 12:35:00 PM EAT
Gideon Moi alisema
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"Ningependa kutuma risala zangu na kwa niaba ya familia yangu kwa familia ya Collymore, rafiki na wafanyakazi wa Safaricom wakati huu wa majonzi,"
tuko Monday, July 1, 2019 12:03:00 PM EAT
Rais Uhuru Kenyatta alisema
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''Ni huzuni kuwa asubuhi hii nimepokea taarifa za kifo cha Mkurugenzi wa Safaricom bwana Bob Collymore baada ya miaka kadhaa ya kupambana na saratani.Nchi imepoteza kiongozi ambaye mchango wake kwa Kenya utakumbukwa,''
bbc-swahili Monday, July 1, 2019 9:30:00 AM EAT
Rais Uhuru Kenyatta alisema
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''Ni huzuni kuwa asubuhi hii nimepokea taarifa za kifo cha Mkurugenzi wa Safaricom bwana Bob Collymore baada ya miaka kadhaa ya kupambana na saratani.Nchi imepoteza kiongozi ambaye mchango wake kwa Kenya utakumbukwa,''
bbc-swahili Monday, July 1, 2019 9:30:00 AM EAT
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