By Our Correspondent
Worth Noting:
- Speaking during the commencement of the works yesterday, one of his former students, Makara Wambui said that they have taken the initiative as a way of honouring the late Gakuru who has been described as the best governor Nyeri had having been behind vison 2030.
- “As his former students and friends we felt that our heroes have been neglected in death. During his burial, the county government pledged to construct a moseleum while state was to finish the house. This is yet to be done. We want to take it upon ourself to finish this job because we believed in Gakuru” said Makara.
When the late Nyeri govenor Wahome Gakuru died in November 2017 following a fatal road clash at Makenji area along Thika-Nairobi Highway leaders from all walks of life trooped to his home at Kanuna village, Nyeri Town constituency to give him final rights.
The leaders who included who is who in the country among them president Uhuru Kenyatta attended the funeral and pledged to assist the family following the demise of the third Governor of Nyeri County who was eulogised as among the best brains lost .
Many including the current governor Mutahi Kahiga said that they will keep the memories of Gakuru alive by ensuring that his family or siblings will not suffer as result of their loss.
However this was easier said than done and more than four years down the line their utterances during the event just remained as mere words.
His gravesite has remained neglected forcing a group of friends and his former students at the University of Nairobi to react and plan to put up a Sh300,000 mausoleum in his honour .
Speaking during the commencement of the works yesterday, one of his former students, Makara Wambui said that they have taken the initiative as a way of honouring the late Gakuru who has been described as the best governor Nyeri had having been behind vison 2030.
“As his former students and friends we felt that our heroes have been neglected in death. During his burial, the county government pledged to construct a moseleum while state was to finish the house. This is yet to be done. We want to take it upon ourself to finish this job because we believed in Gakuru” said Makara.
He said that they expected county government to put up a moseleum similar to that of late Bomet govenor Joyce Laboso who died in office but that did not come fruitation.
The group which includes engineering students said they will be through with the work in a few weeks.
Gakuru ageing father Francis Gakuru praised the team saying that their work is in order.
“As a family we have no problem in them doing this work. We appreciate and may God bless their hands, “said the elderly Gakuru.
In reaction, Nyeri Govenor Mutahi Kahiga denied that his county government was to construct a moseleum for Gakuru terming the allegations as baseless.
“I wish to clarify that we had not pledged such a thing infact during the burial I had requested the state through the president to give Gakuru widow a job and assist in school fees payment. On the issue of completion of the house it was also to be done by the state his brother was to follow this,” said Kahiga .
Kahiga accused social media in the county of misleading the public about the issue of Gakuru moseleum and the unfinished house.
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