Raila mourns Margaret Wambui
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Ms Wambui, he said, was adopted into the Jaramogi family during her father’s detention, making her part of his extended family.
ODM leader Raila Odinga has mourned former Nairobi mayor Margaret Wambui, President Uhuru Kenyatta's eldest sister, as a freedom fighter.
In a statement, Mr Odinga said, “As a family, we have had a long history with Margaret and her family from her days as a freedom fighter, through her father, the late President Jomo Kenyatta’s detention and her rise into a towering figure in Kenya’s landscape who ended up being the first and only female Mayor of Nairobi,”
Ms Wambui, he said, was adopted into the Jaramogi family during her father’s detention, making her part of his extended family.
Margaret Wambui Kenyatta served as the mayor of Nairobi from 1970 to 1976. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
“Over the years, she remained a bridge between our two families. We knew her as a loving and deeply caring lady who towered over Kenya’s landscape with humility and decency,” he said.
Mr Odinga said that although she is gone, her place is preserved in Kenyan history.
“As Jaramogi’s family, we stand with her family in prayer and wish them strength at this moment of loss. We also offer profound gratitude for all that she did for our country,” he said.
