This archive report was first published on 10 July 2021.
At the burial ceremony of Elizabeth Ntimama, the widow of late Cabinet Minister William Ole Ntimama, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga made a request to Narok Governor Samuel Tunai.
On July 10, 2021, Raila attended the burial ceremony with other political leaders, but he left briefly to attend another function.
However, in his brief speech, Raila asked Governor Tunai to rename Narok Stadium after the late minister's widow, Elizabeth Ntimama.
"Narok Stadium had been renamed William Ole Ntimama, but I understand there are a few things the county government should do. Mr governor, change the name even tomorrow. Iandikwe kesho," Raila said.
Elizabeth Ntimama's family had asked politicians attending the burial to shun politics, with her daughter Lydia Ntimama saying, "My mother was a prayerful person, hence there is no need of spoiling her burial with too much politics. We need to give her a decent send-off that she deserves."
Elizabeth Ntimama died on June 25, 2021, at a Nairobi hospital aged 85 after an undisclosed illness.
She was the wife of the late Cabinet Minister William Ole Ntimama, who died in September 2016.
On January 31, 2020, the family also lost Ntimama's daughter, Vivian, who succumbed to a heart attack at her home.
