Condolence Book
With profound sorrow, we announce the passing of Lawyer Stephen Kwabena Boateng, widely known as Kessben, who passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
Born and raised in North Suntreso, Kumasi, Kessben rose from humble beginnings to build one of Ghana’s most diversified business empires, spanning media, education, hospitality, transport, and finance. But beyond the boardrooms and broadcast studios, he was known simply as a man of quiet dignity, deep faith, and generosity that touched thousands of lives directly. From the students who walked through the halls of Kessben University College, to the young drivers trained at his driving school, to the countless Ghanaians who tuned into Kessben FM and Kessben TV each day, his reach went far beyond business. Even in his final days, true to form, he was reportedly still giving, extending kindness to inmates at Kumasi Central Prisons just hours before he passed.
He leaves behind not just a group of companies, but a legacy carried forward by everyone whose life he made a little better.
In addition to the physical book of condolence opened at his residence in Denyame, Kumasi, we have created this space so that colleagues, students, listeners, viewers, and friends from anywhere in the world can share a memory or a word of comfort. Every message left here will be read and kept as a lasting tribute to his life.
Our deepest condolences go out to his family, his church, the legal fraternity, and the entire Kessben family during this time of grief.
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My deepest condolences to the Kessben family and the entire Kessben Group. He was a great businessman and a pillar in Ghana's media. May his legacy live on and may his soul rest in perfect peace. God comfort the family.
We mourn the loss of a truly remarkable person whose life touched and transformed so many others. He was not only a great leader but also a blessing to hundreds of young people, creating opportunities, providing employment, and giving many a chance to build better lives.
His impact will live on in the countless people he helped, the families he supported, and the lives he changed. His legacy of kindness, leadership, and service will never be forgotten.
May God grant his soul eternal rest and give his family, friends, colleagues, and all those who benefited from his life the strength and comfort to bear this great loss. Rest in peace, Sir. Your legacy lives on.
I am so lucky to have learned from such a wise and kind soul. Rest in peace.
Residents of North Suntreso, Methodist Church of Ghana and the nation has lost pillar,a father and breadwinner.
Rest well Mr Kwabena Kesse -Kessben
Daddy kessben was a pillar of faith and the strength of hope for me whenever I listening to him. He was my mentor, my role model,and my admiration for him grew stronger when I discover he is senior brother of my father Rev Isaac Osei Bonsu.
Onething I learned from him is his humbleness, Charity and his capacity to listening to everyone who approached him. Whenever he appear in church too how he humble himself before his junior brother Rev OB when he attended church and Rev is touching was superb something my wife always admire from him. I together with my wife and children says we are grateful to you for supporting Rev OB with Aseda TV other than that by now we are death now, we say the good lord whom you believed, served and worship keeps his spirits and soul with Our LORD Jesus Christ of Nazareth till the final day of Resurrection. Rest in power daddy
Rest peaceful
Rest in the LORD.
My deepest condolences to my father Rev Isaac Osei Bonsu, Maa Ofosua, children, Kessben groups of campanys, mogparian, methodist church and the entire family.
Sending you my deepest sympathies during this difficult time Claudia and Festus 💔
Mr.Boateng,May you rest in the bosom heart of Abraham!
Sending you my deepest sympathies during this difficult time Claudia and Festus 💔
Mr kesse, am devastated at the moment may your soul rest in peace man of Good heart your legacy still lives on 😢🕊️🕊️
The man of integrity, honesty, and faith in God—a true philanthropist and a man who touched many lives—has fallen.
You were a great man and an inspiration to many. Your legacy of kindness, generosity, and good character will never be forgotten.
May your gentle soul rest in perfect peace. 🕊️🙏