This archive report was first published on 24 August 2019.
On Saturday, hundreds of mourners arrived at Githambia Primary School in Murang'a for the burial of John De Mathew, a renowned Kikuyu Benga musician who died in a road accident on Sunday night.
De Mathew, 34, died after being rushed to Thika Nursing Home following the accident near Blue Post Hotel in Thika.
His famous hit song 'My Dear Nduku' is mostly remembered by fans.
Among those present at the burial were Cabinet Secretaries Joe Mucheru (ICT), Mwangi Kiunjuri (Agriculture), and James Macharia (Transport); former Jubilee vice chairman David Murathe, former Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth, and former Kiambu Governor William Kabogo.
Earlier on Saturday morning, Mr. Kabogo had a hard time controlling crowds that had gathered at the Kenyatta University mortuary to view the body.
It took almost 30 minutes to get the mourners to line up in an orderly fashion and begin to view the body.
Two hours later, the body was moved from the mortuary to Githambia Primary School in Murang'a for the burial ceremony.
Published on August 24, 2019, at 4:01 PM.
