President Uhuru Kenyatta during the 41st memorial service of his late father, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, on Thursday, declared that it would be the last time that they’d honour the founding father in a public event.
Speaking from Holy Family Basilica, the President declared that after consultations with his family, they had decided that they would not be celebrating Mzee Jomo publicly moving forward.
“As President, I have consulted the family of the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, and after consulting them, we have agreed together that this is going to be the last celebration of Mzee in this manner,” he remarked.
This marked the end of a tradition that has spanned for over 4 decades, ever since Uhuru first eulogised his late dad back in August 1978.
He went on to divulge that the family would henceforth be conducting mzee’s memorial in their own private way.
“We shall each celebrate him as we remember him, and in the manner in which we will be doing our things going forward,” a reflective Uhuru disclosed.
Uhuru went on to thank former Presidents, Daniel Arap Moi and Mwai Kibaki, for always honouring his late father’s memorial day.
In what turned out to be the last public memorial ceremony in honour of the country’s first president, Uhuru urged all who were present to live at peace with their brothers and sisters.
“Don’t do something to hurt your brothers and sisters. Some of the words people spew, forgetting that there are families behind those words that you spew,” the President stated.
Uhuru was accompanied by several members of his family, including his brother Muhuho Kenyatta, as well as his mother at the colourful memorial service
Anonymous says
A wise decision.
Anonymous says
Appreciated
Anonymous says
who cares….
Anonymous says
uwill not …but you put his statue in new notes….yet not allowed in new katiba…
Anonymous says
going by suffering of kenyans…..why celebrate thosr that took all citizens land….started ufisadi…political assasinations…
Anonymous says
Who cares: they guy was a thief and produced more thieves that can’t run any nation on earth. they can go celebrate their thieving whatever wherever they like. After all he’s in hell awaiting for a direct order to abyss by choice.
Simba says
Good…
Anonymous says
sisi sio washenzi……kama ni private as your family thinks….. remove the remains from parliaments ground…….to gatus
Anonymous says
remove his statue potrait in new currency…even moi…kibaki and others famous or legends deserves to be in currency……..
Anonymous says
have always said if i became president the first call i would be to the family to remove the remains in 24 hours. period!.
Anonymous says
sasa io ni news….
boony mwangi nailed…..take remains to ichaweri…gatundu…in private land….
Anonymous says
in first place it is not public holiday ….it is family matter…..aired by dynasty k24….
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