THE STANDARD By
Eric Abuga |
December 24th 2020 at 09:38:46 GMT +0300
Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama s body has been airlifted to his Riamonoti home in Borabu Constituency this morning.
The body left Lee Funeral Home some minutes past 8am in a Kenya police chopper whch landed at Riamanoti Primary School shortly after 9am.
Family members receive Governor Nyagarama’s body at Riamanoti Primary School in Borabu Constituency. [Eric Abuga, Standard]
The family will hold brief prayers before proceeding to Nyamira Primary school grounds where the funeral service will be held under the leadership of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church where the deceased was an elder.
THE STANDARD By
Mercy Asamba |
December 24th 2020 at 16:12:26 GMT +0300
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has called for peace and a united nation as he mourned the late Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama.
The ODM Party leader sang a Luo dirge and chanted,
Jowi! Jowi! described the fallen governor as a fierce lion.
Jowi is Dholuo for buffalo, in this case referring to the stature of the fallen man of repute.
“We have lost a brave friend, comrade in arms… He was a man of few words and loved development,” he said.
The ODM leader was also quick to remind Kenyans to support the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) which he said is aimed at uniting Kenyans.
THE STANDARD By
Stanley Ongwae |
December 25th 2020 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Governor John Nyagarama’s family, led by his widow Naomi (second right), watch as his body is removed from a police chopper at his Riamanoti rural home in Nyamira County. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]
President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday sent for a missing memorandum that the late John Nyagarama failed to read after being heckled during a presidential event two months ago.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga and Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i asked Nyamira County leaders to find the document, which remained in the hands of the governor, and give it to the president.
THE STANDARD By
Stanley Ongwae |
December 21st 2020 at 15:32:12 GMT +0300
Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama who died last week will be buried on Thursday in a State burial being coordinated by the Ministry of Interior.
The funeral organizing committee co-chair Joash Nyamoko (North Mugirango MP) said the governor s remains will be flown on the same day from Lee Funeral Home before his internment at his Tente Home in Nyamira Town.
Nyagarama s body will be flown in a police chopper to Nyamira.
The late Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama [Sammy Omingo, Standard]
This is contrary to an earlier announcement by the Governor s press service that the body would be taken to the county on Wednesday for an overnight stay at his home.
THE STANDARD By
Stanley Ongwae |
December 22nd 2020 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Late Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama s widow Naomi, Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya, Makueni s Kivutha Kibwana and Kericho s Paul Chepkwony at Nyagarama s house in Karen. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard]
Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama will be buried on Thursday in a State burial that will be co-ordinated by the Ministry of Interior.
The funeral organising committee co-chair Joash Nyamoko (North Mugirango MP) said Nyagarama’s remains would be flown via police chopper on the same day from Lee Funeral Home in Nairobi to his Tente home in Nyamira town.
An earlier announcement by the governor’s press service posted on Facebook had said the body would be flown to Nyansiongo, his Riamanoti home, on Wednesday for viewing before being taken to Nyamira, where it would stay overnight ahead of interment on Thursday.