This archive report was first published on 1 August 2019.
On August 1, 2019, the All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi was filled with grief as hundreds of mourners, including Deputy President William Ruto and several governors, gathered to pay their respects to the late Bomet Governor Joyce Laboso.
Laboso, who succumbed to cancer on July 29 at Nairobi Hospital, was remembered by her friends and family as a great leader and a dedicated public servant.
Ms Ida Odinga, wife of opposition leader Raila Odinga and a former teacher of Laboso's at Kenya High School, described her as a great leader, adding that the people of Bomet had made the right choice in picking her.
Ms Odinga reminisced about an incidence years before when the Laboso's father helped her, creating a bond between the two families.
Laboso's body will be flown to Bomet, where it will be taken to Kandege Secondary School grounds for a funeral service before being buried at the family home on Saturday.
