Standard Group senior videographer Rashid Mukoya Idi died after a short illness, his family confirmed.
Idi passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2025 while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Nairobi, his family and employer said.
His colleagues said he on Wednesday complained he was not feeling well.
His wife asked him to go to hospital but he said he would self medicate.
The wife left for work and on coming back she found him on the floor struggling to breathe and sweating profusely.
“She called for help to dash him to hospital and he was taken straight to ICU where he died,” a colleague said.
Many in the profession have mourned him as a good man.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other procedures.
He was a respected member of the Standard Group Editorial Department, where he served with dedication, professionalism and creativity.
He joined the organisation on January 17, 2013, and worked for more than a decade, making significant contributions to visual storytelling and editorial excellence across the company’s platforms.
His work earned him the 2016 CNN MultiChoice African Journalist of the Year Award, which he won alongside journalist Asha Mwilu.
Colleagues remember Idi as humble, dependable and deeply committed to his craft, describing him as a team player.
According to the family, arrangements are underway to transport his body to Malaba on Friday ahead of his burial scheduled for Saturday December 27, 2025.
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