THE STANDARD By
PSCU |
February 16th 2021 at 20:59:00 GMT +0300
President Uhuru Kenyatta today visited the Nairobi home of Garissa Senator Mohamed Yusuf Haji to condole with the family following the death and burial of the legislator yesterday.
Uhuru on Monday afternoon led the Kenyan nation in bidding farewell to Senator Haji whose body was interred at Lang ata Muslim Cemetery in Nairobi County.
Speaking at the burial ceremony that was also attended by Deputy President Dr William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, the President eulogized Senator Haji as an outstanding leader who served the country with commitment throughout his life.
THE STANDARD By
Sara Okuoro |
February 15th 2021 at 16:45:00 GMT +0300
The late Garissa Senator Mohamed Yusuf Haji. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]
Former Cabinet Minister and Garissa Senator Mohamed Yusuf Haji has been laid to rest at Lang ata Muslim Cemetery in Nairobi.
The 80-year-old Haji died at the Aga Khan University Hospital early Monday morning after a long illness.
He was buried after 4pm prayers at the South C Mosque in Nairobi.
Friends and family of the late Garissa Senator Yusuf Haji gather at his home in Riverside 104, Nairobi.
In his condolences, President Uhuru eulogised the veteran politician, who until his death was the chairperson of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Taskforce, as a dependable Kenyan leader and patriot.
According to family members, the senator was flown to Turkey in December and returned to the country on Saturday night and admitted to the hospital.
In September last year, the legislator underwent a five-hour operation at the same hospital after he slipped and dislocated his hip while at home in Garissa.
Mr Haji was the chairperson of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) task force and is the father of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Yusuf Haji.
Mr Haji joined Kenya’s provincial administration in 1960 as a district officer (DO) and rose through the ranks to become one of the country’s most powerful provincial commissioners.
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A relative of Garissa Senator Yusuf Haji after viewing his body at Masjid Noor in South C, Nairobi, yesterday. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]
Garissa Senator Mohamed Yusuf Haji is remembered for his towering selflessness in public service spanning more than two decades.
Those who had an encounter with him during his public service years say he was humble and down to earth, but also firm, especially during his career in the civil service as a provincial administrator between 1970 and 1998.
Former top civil servants, politicians, journalists and prominent personalities who interacted with him say he had a unique leadership style that endeared him to the masses.