President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday visited the family of the late Nyeri Governor Wahome Gakuru
at their Runda home in Nairobi.
Gakuru, 51, died after a road accident near Kabati on the Thika-Muranga highway.
He was travelling to Nairobi for a morning talk show on Kameme TV.
Several leaders were present when his body was taken to Lee Funeral Home in Nairobi.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and First Lady Margaret take a picture with the late Nyeri Governor Wahome Gakuru's family, November 9, 2017. /PSCU
Uhuru visited with First Lady Margaret Kenyatta and ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru.
The President said Gakuru was a
great leader and that the family
should
not lose
hope in the face of tragedy.
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President Uhuru Kenyatta and First Lady Margaret condole with the late Nyeri Governor Wahome Gakuru's family, November 9, 2017. /PSCU
President Uhuru Kenyatta signs the condolence book at the late Nyeri Governor Wahome Gakuru's home in Runda, Nairobi, November 9, 2017. /PSCU
Gakuru will be on November 18 at his Kirichu home in Nyeri Town constituency.
Nyeri Deputy Governor Mutahi Kahiga said this is the proposed date but they want Gakuru's son to finish his KCSE examinations first.
He is a candidate at Alliance High School