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Ruto greets the Mama Ngina at Jomo Kenyatta’s mausoleum/DPPS

Kenya

Uhuru skips memorial as he chases father’s dream

The Deputy President noted that it was not by chance that Kenyans were observing the 35th anniversary of Mzee Kenyatta’s death in the Jubilee year, which the Bible says is the year of liberation.

He added; “I would therefore like to ask leaders in the country to make their contribution in going beyond the rallying call of the founding fathers of our nation of fighting poverty, disease and ignorance to ensure that the country has good infrastructure, education, health and that its economy grows at double digits.”

He said Kenyans will forever be grateful and indebted to Mzee Kenyatta and other heroes for the sacrifice, commitment and courage they had in liberating this country from the yoke of colonialism.

This was the first time in the history of the country for the ceremony not to be presided over by a sitting President, who ironically in this instance happens to be the son of the first President.

Former President’s Daniel arap Moi and Mwai Kibaki presided over the commemoration religiously for the periods they were in office.

Kenyatta died on August 22, 1978 at 3.30am in Mombasa at the age of 89 years, while on a working holiday.

Mzee Kenyatta became the first Prime Minister of self-governing Kenya on June 1, 1963. On December 12, 1964, Kenya became a Republic with Kenyatta as President.

He was also among the six freedom fighters famously known as Kapenguria Six together with the late Fred Kubai, Kung’u Karumba, Bildad Kaggia, Ochieng Oneko and Paul Ngei.

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