Former President Mwai Kibaki Dies at the Age of 90
Retired President Mwai Kibaki has passed away at the age of 90.
The announcement was made on Friday by President Kenyatta, who termed his death a sad day for the country.
“It is a sad day for us as a country. We have lost a great leader, the former president Mwai Kibaki,” Uhuru said in a televised address from State House.
Kenyatta declared a national mourning period from Friday until sunset on the day Kibaki will be laid to rest.
“I order and direct that in the testimony of high esteem that all Kenyans held for Mwai Kibaki, the country will hold a period of national mourning until sunset on the day he will be buried,” Kenyatta ordered.
During the mourning period, the Kenyan flag will also be flown at half-mast across the country and in all Kenyan diplomatic missions abroad.
Uhuru also directed the Deputy President, the Chief Justice, Cabinet Secretaries, the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Speaker of the Senate, Kenya’s diplomats abroad, and anyone else authorized by law, not fly the national flag on their official motorcade from Friday until sunset on the day Kibaki will be buried.
“While Emilio Mwai Kibaki is no longer with us in body, his spirit, legacy, values and ideals lives on in you and in the limitless ways that he made Kenya immeasurably better," Uhuru said in his message of condolence.
“Mwai Kibaki lives on in the hearts of millions of Kenyans, East Africans, and Africans who benefited from his leadership, admired his character, and were inspired by his example. Mwai Kibaki lives on in our fond memories of his strength of will, charm, wit, and his passionate love of God, Family, Nation, and Humanity.”
The former president will be accorded a State funeral with full military honors and protocols being rendered and observed.
Kibaki, who was born in Othaya, Nyeri County in 1931, served as Kenya’s third president between 2002 and 2013, during which Kenya realized unprecedented economic growth.
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Unprecedented Economic Growth & now Unprecedented Loans
Public debt is not necessarily a bad thing; what matters is how the borrowed money is used. Japan has a GDP of around 6T and a debt of 11T. USA has a GDP of 24T and a debt of close to 21T. Kenya can a have an economy as vibrant as Botswana's if only we can have strong institutions that prosecute and imprison public resources thieves.
The theft of resources by nearly all politicians have left kenya borrowing abroad to rebuild what has been stolen. It’s about time corruption is put to rest and those behind stealing of Kenya’s resources put behind bars. Also politicians who have been accused of corruption she never be cleared to run for any public office. Kenyans must learn to take corruption very seriously and abhor all these politicians who are corrupt.
Taming corruption can only succeed if started from the TOP,yaani Uhuru’s loot of shs 200b EUROBOND & shs 217b COVID loans.Then Wanjigi must name all the elite gangsters(including kina Uhuru,Raila,Ruto plus the dead ones-Mwai,Torroitich etc makashia) they share the illegal brokerage fee15% on every govt procurement and loans.Then all current/present MPs who increased their salaries.To follow are EATING current/former ministers,governors,MCAs led by Matiang’i,Tobiko,Kiunjuri,Ngilu,Kindero,Mumbi,Wako etc.RISASI TU/FACING FIRING SQUAD.
RIP ,KIBAKI, RIP.
YOU WILL REMAIN AS ONE OF THE BEST PRESIDENTS KENYA HAS EVER PRODUCED.
Our heart felt condolences.
RIP 🪦 the first and only Kenyan President! The rest are brutal dictators thieves!!!
RIP 🪦
@juju - You are the same guy who called the late president General kinguoa. Glad you have corrected your myopic omission before he is laid to rest.
R.I.P. baba Jimmy! Kenyans will deeply miss you for the great work you did to rebuild the country after Moi squandered everything and left the country in the ICU.
You did your best and Kenyans had a chance to jienjoy in the 10 years you were the hard working president. So long Mr President!
Who is mourning? The man was 90. He bungled 2017. Asalimie Lucy huko.
Muthoni alimukalimbisha Bwana yake,generali Kiguoya na mateke ya karate na makonde kali kali.Inasemekana kaLucy alimuabudhu kwa kuluhusu Wambui auzie madawa ya kulevya kwake alafu akamuoa na akamutomba bila ruhusha yake(Lucy).
RIP. We will always remember 'mafi ya kuku' 'bure kabisa'
Fare thee well Emilio .
you were not perfect but you were best among the other 3 Moi, Jomo and Uhuru. Rest in peace. In Nyeri we remember you on giving us the medical and Kimathi university otherwise Nyeri remains behind more than any other city in Kenya
And guess who Destroyed KIBAKI🤡's Spirit, Legacy, Ideals, and Values? His SUCCESSORs: Massive DEBTS here, Massive CORRUPTION there, and KILLINGS everywhere.