Uhuru offers Ksh.1M as he attends burial of retired Assistant Police IG King'ori Mwangi

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday joined mourners at Ndugamano grounds in Tetu, Nyeri County for the burial service of retired Senior Assistant Inspector General of Police Zachary King’ori Mwangi.

Speaking at the funeral on Saturday, Kenyatta mourned the deceased as a "true son of Kenya" whose service in the country continues to give hope to many people, years after he retired from the police force.

"Without fear or favour, Kingori Mwangi was a true son of Kenya, a country he served and continued to serve even after he left service in many different ways. He consistently wanted to know what was happening in all facets of the life of Kenya," he said.

"It is not only you as a family who have lost a father, a brother and an uncle, but Kenya has also lost one of his great sons."

Kenyatta remembered King'ori as a dedicated servant, whose impact on the educational sector would live long after his death, citing his educational foundation at Strathmore where he had been sponsoring needy children.

Thus, the retired president pledged Ksh.1 million to the education fund in honour of King'ori, urging his friends to back the deceased's efforts to ensure the foundation does not collapse after its founder's death.

"Despite the adversity that he personally went through, he never gave up; he had that foundation at Strathmore that he continued to support and ask for money...the great things he has set, let us continue. In memory of my friend and brother, I pledge Ksh.1 million into the fund so that it may continue to educate more and more children," Kenyatta noted.

At the same time, Kenyatta pledged to cater for the education of King'ori's son currently studying at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), also calling upon his friends to support the family of the deceased.

"I will also sponsor her brother who is still at JKUAT until he completes his studies. I will also urge other friends that after he finishes, we ensure we give him a chance at a better life future life so he can continue to lighten his father's memories," he said.

At the funeral, Kenyatta was accompanied by Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga among other leaders.