Nyandarua County Governor Kiarie Badilisha has announced that the government is documenting and preserving the Mau Mau history and establishing a museum at the colonial house in Kinyahwe, Gathara ward.
Speaking when he visited the home of departed freedom fighter Mukami Kimathi in their Njabini home, Badilisha has called upon the national government to look into ways of identifying the remains of Dedan Kimathi, who was killed by the colonial administration and allegedly buried at Kamiti prison.
Further, Governor Badilisha met with the family, the clergy, county Members of Parliament, and national government stakeholders on, according to the departed heroine, a befitting burial.
“Let us bring closure to this sad chapter by identifying the site where the body is buried, and bury that hero with the honour he deserves.”
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“The late Mukami was a distinguished freedom fighter and we will be burying a patriot whose contribution to the birth of a modern independent Kenya is eternally embedded in the history of this Republic; she deserves state honour and rites as a freedom fighter,” said Badilisha.
Before her demise, the Mau Mau heroine had sworn not to be buried until the remains of Dedan Kimathi were found or his graveyard identified.
Her family, however, said that they had decided to bury her this coming Saturday but will continue with their resolve to identify Kimathi’s graveyard.
On his part, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has assured county residents of his commitment to addressing the historical injustices facing freedom fighters and their families.
The late Mukami will be buried on Saturday in Njabini in a ceremony expected to be graced by President William Ruto.
