A lot was achieved under the stewardship of late Nkaiserry

The late Interior and National Co-ordination Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery

Last Saturday, the curtain fell on one of the most efficient Cabinet secretaries in Kenya today. Interior and National Co-ordination Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery breathed his last, hours after attending the Saba Saba rally at Uhuru Park on Friday, an event at which he looked quite healthy and hearty. Understandably, it is his exuberance, his dedication to work and lack of any documented illness that has triggered speculation on the cause of his death.

That, however, is a perilous path that Kenyans need not travel as the country patiently awaits conclusive results from an autopsy and police investigations into the possible cause of death. Across the political divide, leaders who have sent their messages of condolence have praised Nkaissery's commitment to his work. Indeed, Kalonzo Musyoka pointed out that behind the tough veneer that Nkaissery presented, there was a gentle soul. That is how Kenyans should be encouraged to remember him.