Family Reveals the Cause of Sir Charles Njonjo’s Death
The family of Sir Charles Mugane Njonjo, Kenya’s first post-independence Attorney-General, has revealed the cause of his death.
Njonjo, the last surviving member of the independence Cabinet, died in his sleep at his Muthaiga home at 5.15 am on Sunday aged 101.
His son-in-law Carey Ngini said the Duke of Kabeteshire, as he was popularly known, has been ailing since 2020 and died of Pneumonia.
“Over the course of last year and this year, he’d been battling one ailment or another, very well despite his age,” Ngini said.
“As of this morning, at around 5:15 am, he breathed his last. It was actually as a result of a little bout of pneumonia, which he suffered. Pneumonia had compromised his lungs. His passing was peaceful. He was surrounded by his family members.”
Ngini was speaking at Kariokor Crematorium where Njonjo’s body was cremated three hours after his demise in line with his wishes.
Njonjo was the only surviving member of Kenya’s independence Cabinet. He served as the Attorney-General between 1963 and 1979 and later as Constitutional Affairs Minister between 1980 and 1983.
President Kenyatta eulogized Njonjo as a national hero and an icon of Kenya’s progress through the years.
“As a nation, we owe a debt of gratitude to Hon. Njonjo and his generation of independence era leaders for their selfless contribution to the laying of the solid foundation upon which our country continues to thrive,” Kenyatta eulogized.
Deputy President William Ruto said Njonjo “was knowledgeable, blunt and a dedicated advocate for the causes he believed in.”
ODM leader Raila Odinga mourned Njonjo as “a towering giant who served in key roles during his life. Our legal fraternity greatly benefitted from his input and hard work.”
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True hero,great servant…
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True hero,great servant focused and UNBOWED. His works admirable and emuration🔥
Ati “hero?” Please. This…
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In reply to True hero,great servant… by Wilson (not verified)
Ati “hero?” Please. This is a traitor mafi ya kuku
He considered himself a…
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He considered himself a white. Self hate at highest level. Having lived in USA over 30 years. I have seen it all. White people are not what we used to think tukiwa Kenya.
He was the poster child of…
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He was the poster child of undiagnosed Body Dysmorphia.
The man believed he was a white man!
An African who hates to be an african is not a African hero.
Maybe he’s a hero for white men. He believed he was a white man.
The British white people should claim him.
Farewell, Duke of…
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Farewell, Duke of Kabeteshire. @Mwakilishi Mwai Kibaki, who was also in the independence Cabinet, is still alive.
Kifo lazima kitukujie sote…
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Kifo lazima kitukujie sote. Kifo hakina hodi. Nusra kwa Mjuaji kifo hakitishi kwani kijapo... kijapo. Sina kitu kitoshapo cha kunisingizia mimi nisife. Lakini kitakapokuja, ewalla nitakwenda ahella. Kwa sampuri na hadhi za binadamu kama Charles Njonjo, na wenzake waliomtangulia kama vile Koinange, Moi, Nyaga, Gichuru, na mabwenyenye wengineo waliopora nchi na kunyakuwa maelfu ya hectari bila kulipia chochote, mmmmm! Kifo si chao. Magonjwa yanaowamgunya pole pole kutokana na vilio vina akina yahe kama "Mjuaji," si ya kima nd'o hio. Wote hawa walifahamu kwamba, waliowakandamiza kwa kunyakuwa kilichokuwa chao katu hawawezi kububujikwa na tone lolote la machozi. Wakiongozwa na myakuzi hodari wa mashamba ya bwerere Jomo Kenyatta, wengineo kama Dickson Kihika Kimani, Arap Moi, Angaine, Jaramogi Odinga, GG Kariuki, Fred Kubai, Waiyaki, Mzee Mudavadi, Biwott,Ntimama, na kadhalika, matapeli hawa waliwatimua wazungu kwa kisingizio kwamba wangeyarejesha mashamba hayo kwa wananchi. Ng'o! Lakini Mungu si Asumani ndugu zangu. Ni dhahiri shamir kwamba, kilichomwelekeza Njonjo kudokeza wauchome mwili wake haraka iwezekanavyo hakina takshwishi. Alijua kwamba katu hajawahi kupendwa na hata msafara wa siafu. Kiburi chake kilichojaa simanzi; ubinafsi wake uliomfaidi yeye mwenyewe; ufidhuri wake uliyoshusha hadhi ya mwananchi wa kawaida; tamaa na ukorofi wake uliosababisha vifo vya wananchi wasiokuwa na hatia katika jaribio la mapinduzi mwakani 1982, diposa kaamua achomwe ateketee mzoga usiwai wanukia waliohangaishwa naye tangu miaka ya elfu lela ulela. Rohoye ilazwe pabovu pasipo na jiwa wala malaika.
These are the people who ate…
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These are the people who ate the top cream and left morsels for their countrymen.
This was a white man. We…
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This was a white man. We honor doctor Leakey, a real African who wanted to be African. Not this wannabe white person. Dr Leakey, Rest In Peace and TY for all your good work in conservation in Kenya, you will be missed. Njonjo, good riddance.
Great news and good riddance…
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In reply to This was a white man. We… by Bwana Biwott (not verified)
Great news and good riddance! He will not be missed. He represented the oligarchs who destroyed Kenya by using their offices and home guard ethos etched in their psyche to amass massive ill-gotten wealth and unleash a reign of terror on patriotic Kenyans. He was a self-loathing African who was imbued with self-hatred of his skin and Africans in general. How can an individual support the evil regime of apartheid in South Africa? He never contributed to the advancement of legal jurisprudence in Kenya since he favored wazungu judges and lawyers. No wonder he asked to be cremated since it was reported by the family members he loathed “ funeral rites and related political fanfare” after his death. History and posterity should judge him harshly as they should.
His father was a colonial…
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His father was a colonial chief sellout led to the death and distention of many Kenyans he supported the ngati let the truth be told
Duncan Ndegwa is the last…
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Duncan Ndegwa is the last remaining member of the Cabinet by virtue being the Secretary of the Cabinet
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