• The late Mburu is said to have collapsed and died at his residence in Juba after he suffered a heart attack.
• Macharia said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will work closely with Mburu’s family to give him an honorable send-off.
The government has promised an honourable send-off for the late envoy to South Suda, Chris Mburu.
Mburu's body was on Monday night received at the JKIA by family, Foreign Affairs CS Raychelle Omamo, PS Macharia Kamau and South Sudan Ambassador to Kenya Chol Ajongo.
The late Mburu is said to have collapsed and died at his residence in Juba after he suffered a heart attack.
Macharia said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will work closely with Mburu’s family to give him an honorable send-off.
"Foreign Affairs Ministry mourns the passing on of Amb Chris Mburu. His last official duty before his death was welcoming and seeing off President Salva Kiir of South Sudan when he attended the funeral service of Kenya's former president Daniel Moi," Kamau said.
The body was taken to Lee Funeral home.
Mburu previously worked as an ambassador in Geneva after serving as the director of External Intelligence at the National Intelligence Service (NIS).
President Uhuru Kenyatta sent a message of condolence and comfort to the family, relatives and friends of the deceased envoy.
The President described the late Mburu as a distinguished career public servant and a great Kenyan diplomat who was committed to building strong bilateral ties between Kenya and South Sudan.