This archive report was first published on 31 July 2019.
Kenyan lawmaker Ken Okoth, who passed away on July 26, 2019, at the Nairobi Hospital due to colorectal cancer, will be laid to rest in a farewell programme released by the committee planning his funeral arrangements.
According to the programme, a public viewing of the body will take place on Wednesday at the Lee Funeral Home, followed by a memorial service held by the Starehe Community between 2pm and 4pm.
On Thursday, the body will be taken to Moi Girls High School in Kibra Constituency, Nairobi for public viewing between 10am and 4pm.
"This is where the late Ken had his last public meeting and we saw it fit to have the public and the people he represented to have the chance to view his body," said Mr Agostinho Neto, the committee leader, on Tuesday night at Silver Springs Hotel in Nairobi.
The civil society, where the late lawmaker has been hailed as a champion for education and human rights, will hold a commemoration between 2pm and 6pm at the University of Nairobi on Friday.
However, the committee has failed to clearly reveal whether Okoth will be interred in Kabondo Kasipul or he will be lifted back to Nairobi for cremation, sparking a disagreement over his burial plans.
