The body of former Education CS George Magoha will stay at his Lavington residence overnight.
Highlighted in his funeral programme, a requiem mass will be held at his home which will be officiated by Nairobi Hospital Chaplaincy .
According to Luo rites, when one passes away the deceased is supposed to spend the night at their homestead, regardless of gender.
It’s a form of respect as it is the deceased way of bidding farewell to their homestead.
It is also the only time when close family members and relatives get to properly mourn and bid farewell to their loved ones.
His colleague and friend Walter Mwanda told the media that Magoha had a premonition of the day that he was going to die.
Magoha asked the wife to call his son and also the daughter-in-law.
It was also revealed that Magoha collapsed at least four times before he was pronounced dead at the Nairobi Hospital.
Twice he collapsed at his house but was resuscitated by his son who is also a doctor.
Magoha will be laid to rest at his home in Umiru, Nyamnina on Saturday, February 11, 2023.
