30,000 mourners expected to pay homage to the late governor

Casket carrying body of the late Governor leaves Lee Funeral Home (Photo: Courtesy)

The body of the late Nyeri Governor Dr Wahome Gakuru has this morning left Lee funeral home for his burial in Kirichu in Nyeri Town Contituency.

President Uhuru Kenyatta, 20 governors and a host of other legislators are expected attend the funeral of the late governor.

According to the funeral planners, the cortege will arrive in the governor’s Alma mater Kagumo high school where a clergy from PCEA church will preside over the funeral.

Later, the body will leave for his Kirichu home in a function closed to the public over availability of space. His fellow governors will be the pallbearers as the body is interred.

Governor Wahome Gakuru died in a grisly road accident at Kabati along Thika-Murangá road on November 7.

Described by many as a technocrat, Gakuru died aged 51 year old, barely two months after taking office. He will be accorded a state burial with his coffin draped with the Kenyan flag.

Mourners at the Lee Funeral home (Photo: Courtesy)