Just weeks after being honoured by President William Ruto with the Elder of the Burning Spear (EBS) Award, philanthropist and Mathare Youth Football Club founder Robert Donald Munro has passed away.

Monroe died on Sunday evening at his Westlands home, his family announced revealing that he had been ailing for the last six months. ''The family of Robert Donald Munro would like to announce his death.

My darling husband Bob, as he is affectionately referred to in Kenyan football circles, has been in and out of hospital for the last six months due to respiratory problems,'' his wife Ingrid Monroe shared on behalf of the family.  ''A beloved father and grandfather, he breathed his last on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at his residence in Westlands, Nairobi.

Further updates will be provided in due course,'' the family added.