President Uhuru Kenyatta Listens to Permanent Secretary and the late Justice and constitutional Affairs minister Mutula kilonzo (left) during a past meeting of development partners forum at the KICC in Nairobi on May 19, 2010. Mr Kenyatta sent condolence to his family.
IN SUMMARY
President Kenyatta said he was shocked and greatly saddened by the untimely death of Senator Kilonzo.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of condolence and
encouragement to the family, relatives, friends and residents of Makueni
County following the death of Senator Mutula Kilonzo.
President Kenyatta said he was shocked and greatly saddened by the untimely death of the Makueni Senator.
He described the late Kilonzo as one of the country’s most brilliant minds, a principled politician and a renowned lawyer.
The Head of State further added that the late
Kilonzo was an astute politician and leader who was immensely popular
among the people of Makueni county and beyond.
“It was on the strength of his charismatic
leadership that I nominated him to Parliament in 2003 after which he was
elected as the MP for Mbooni and, at the time of his death, as Senator
for Makueni,” said President Kenyatta.
The president lauded the late Kilonzo as an
outstanding performer who served the country diligently in various
capacities including as minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs,
Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan and Minister for Education.
As a politician and as a minister, the late
Kilonzo was a competent, consummate and resolute administrator who stuck
to his convictions even in the face of opposition, he added.
The president said that although Senator Kilonzo is gone, his legacy will live on.
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