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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.
In his condolence message, the President eulogised the veteran politician, who until his death was the co-chair of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Taskforce, as a dependable Kenyan leader and patriot.
“It is very unfortunate that we have lost such a dependable, solid and highly accomplished Kenyan leader,” President Kenyatta said.
“Mzee Haji was a highly respected leader and elder whose wisdom, deep knowledge of the Kenyan society and long experience as a public administrator enabled him to serve the country in various leadership roles with distinction for many years,” he said.
The President said the death of Senator Haji was a big blow to the country especially in the BBI constitutional reform process where his leadership shall be dearly missed.
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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.
Garissa Senator Mohamed Yusuf Haji dies at 80
Monday February 15 2021
Garissa Senator Mohamed Yusuf Haji who has died at the Aga Khan Hospital on February 15, 2021. FILE PHOTO | NMG
By Amina Wako
He was aged 80.
Mr Haji was also the chairperson of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) task force.
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.
He retired from the provincial administration in 1998.
In 2002, he was nominated to Parliament and in 2007, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Ijara Constituency on a Kenya African National Union (Kanu) ticket.