LAST RESPECT

[PHOTOS]: Nigerian culture plays out as Magoha's body leaves Lee

There was a beehive of activities at the Lee funeral home as the body was retrieved

In Summary

•As announced by former Basic Education PS Julius Jwan, a farewell caravan is being held in Nairobi today to honour the late education guru

•The caravan started at Lee Funeral Home and is expected to go through places that defined the adult life of Magoha

The body of the late former education CS George Magoha’s body being retrieved for a town procession on February 8, 2023
The body of the late former education CS George Magoha’s body being retrieved for a town procession on February 8, 2023
Image: ENOS TECHE

The final journey of former Cabinet Secretary for Education George Magoha began on Wednesday.

As announced by former Basic Education PS Julius Jwan, a farewell caravan is being held in Nairobi today to honour the late education guru.

The caravan started at Lee Funeral Home and is expected to go through places that defined the adult life of Magoha.

The body of the late former education CS George Magoha’s body being retrieved for a town procession on February 8, 2023
The body of the late former education CS George Magoha’s body being retrieved for a town procession on February 8, 2023
Image: ENOS TECHE

The caravan will go through KNH, Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC), KNEC, St Georges Primary, State House Girls, University of Nairobi and finally at Starehe Centre.

There was a beehive of activities at the Lee funeral home as the body was retrieved for a town procession.

Magoha’s in-laws from Nigeria performed a cultural practice before the body was put in a Mercedes limousine.

Dressed in gowns like white coverups and hats with green patches, they put rungus on the hearse and spoke some words while tapping on the limousine.

Traditional dancers perform outside Lee Funeral Home ahead of the town procession on February 8, 2023
Traditional dancers perform outside Lee Funeral Home ahead of the town procession on February 8, 2023
Image: ENOS TECHE
Former education CS George Magoha’s wife Barbara Odudu Magoha leads the procession outside Lee Funeral Home on February 8, 2023
Former education CS George Magoha’s wife Barbara Odudu Magoha leads the procession outside Lee Funeral Home on February 8, 2023
Image: ENOS TECHE
Traditional dancers perform outside Lee Funeral Home ahead of the town procession on February 8, 2023
Traditional dancers perform outside Lee Funeral Home ahead of the town procession on February 8, 2023
Image: ENOS TECHE
The body of the late former education CS George Magoha’s body being put into a limousine for a town procession on February 8, 2023
The body of the late former education CS George Magoha’s body being put into a limousine for a town procession on February 8, 2023
Image: ENOS TECHE
The body of the late former education CS George Magoha’s body inside a limousine ready for a town procession on February 8, 2023
The body of the late former education CS George Magoha’s body inside a limousine ready for a town procession on February 8, 2023
Image: ENOS TECHE
The body of the late former education CS George Magoha’s body being put into a limousine for a town procession on February 8, 2023
The body of the late former education CS George Magoha’s body being put into a limousine for a town procession on February 8, 2023
Image: ENOS TECHE
The body of the late former education CS George Magoha’s body being put into a limousine for a town procession on February 8, 2023
The body of the late former education CS George Magoha’s body being put into a limousine for a town procession on February 8, 2023
Image: ENOS TECHE
The body of the late former education CS George Magoha’s body inside a limousine ready for a town procession on February 8, 2023
The body of the late former education CS George Magoha’s body inside a limousine ready for a town procession on February 8, 2023
Image: ENOS TECHE
The body of the late former education CS George Magoha’s body inside a limousine ready for a town procession on February 8, 2023
The body of the late former education CS George Magoha’s body inside a limousine ready for a town procession on February 8, 2023
Image: ENOS TECHE
The body of the late former education CS George Magoha’s body inside a limousine ready for a town procession on February 8, 2023
The body of the late former education CS George Magoha’s body inside a limousine ready for a town procession on February 8, 2023
Image: ENOS TECHE
Starehe boys and Starehe Girls band performed a song while waiting for the body to leave the Lee Funeral Home on February 8, 2023
Starehe boys and Starehe Girls band performed a song while waiting for the body to leave the Lee Funeral Home on February 8, 2023
Image: ENOS TECHE
KMTC medical students line up to pay their last respect to the late and former Education CS George Magoha/Enos Teche
KMTC medical students line up to pay their last respect to the late and former Education CS George Magoha/Enos Teche
Eyo cultural dance associated to elders in Nigerian culture/Enos Teche
Eyo cultural dance associated to elders in Nigerian culture/Enos Teche
A hearse carrying the body of the late Education CS Prof.George Magoha makes its way to Kenyatta National Hospital for medics to pay their last respect. Photo/Enos Teche
A hearse carrying the body of the late Education CS Prof.George Magoha makes its way to Kenyatta National Hospital for medics to pay their last respect. Photo/Enos Teche
KMTC medical students and members of the public line up to pay their last respect to the late and former Education CS George Magoha
KMTC medical students and members of the public line up to pay their last respect to the late and former Education CS George Magoha
Magoha’s in-laws from Nigeria performed a cultural practice before the body left the Lee Funeral Home for the a town procession of February 8, 2023
Magoha’s in-laws from Nigeria performed a cultural practice before the body left the Lee Funeral Home for the a town procession of February 8, 2023
Image: ENOS TECHE
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