Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has announced the passing on of Freedom fighter Field Marshal Muthoni wa Kirima.
The 92-year-old marshal was a top-ranking female fighter in the Mau Mau war.
“We recall with pride and sheer admiration, her exploits in leading the land and freedom army after the capture of freedom hero Dedan Kimathi whom she served as his personal assistant, after he was betrayed by Collaborators,” Gachagua wrote in a tweet.
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I have woken up to sad news of the passing on of Field Marshall Muthoni Kirima, the gallant freedom fighter who fought side by side with Field Marshall Dedan Kimathi Wachiuri in the Mt. Kenya and Aberdare forests to drive colonialists from our land.
— H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH (@rigathi) September 5, 2023
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Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga said the Field Marshal was rushed to a hospital in Pangani after developing health complications. She was pronounced dead on arrival.
Kahiga added that Muthoni’s body will be moved to Lee Funeral Home in Nairobi.
