Gov't Declares Friday, April 29 Public Holiday

The Government through the Ministry of Interior has declared Friday, April 29 a National Holiday. Interior CS Dr Fred Matiang'i announced that April 29 will be a national holiday to accord late President Mwai Kibaki a befitting State funeral. The State funeral will be held at Nyayo National Stadium after which he will be laid to rest on April 30 at his Othaya home, Nyeri county. Meanwhile, the first meeting of members of Kibaki's National Funeral Steering Committee was held on Saturday, April 23, 2022. Addressing the media after the meeting, CS Matiang'i said Kibaki's body will lie in state in the National Assembly buildings, Nairobi for three days, from Monday, April 25, 2022, to Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Kibaki served as Kenya's third president from 2002 to 2013. While announcing his demise on Friday, April 22, 2022, President Uhuru Kenya said the Country had lost an astute economist. [caption id="attachment_18014" align="alignnone" width="640"] File image of the late President Mwai Kibaki. |Photo| Courtesy|[/caption] "H.E. Mwai Kibaki lived a dedicated life of public service. We salute a notable father figure in the chronicles of our Nation. A leader who strove so hard and accomplished so much for his country. A Nation he so deeply cherished and served with commitment and an unbending will to improve the lives of our people," he said. "While Emilio Mwai Kibaki is no longer with us in body, his spirit, legacy, values and ideals live on in you and in the limitless ways that he made Kenya immeasurably better. Mwai Kibaki lives on in the hearts of millions of Kenyans, East Africans and Africans who benefited from his leadership admired his character, andwere inspired by his example. Mwai Kibaki lives on in our fond memories of his strength of will, charm, wit, and his passionate love of God, Family, Nation, and Humanity." Former President, Mwai Kibaki died aged 90.