Deputy President William Ruto on Friday attended a funeral mass for five family members who lost their lives in the Ethiopian Airline plane crash earlier in the month.

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The DP was accompanied by area Governor Lee Kinyanjui, and a host of other leaders, including Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri and Kiambu county boss Ferdinand Waititu.

Also present during the function at the St Michael's Catholic church in Kiamaina was former Subukia lawmaker Koigi wa Wamwere, who is a fierce critic of DP Ruto.

The former Assistant Cabinet Minister has not been in good terms with the DP since mid-2017.

Wamwere who lost in the Jubilee Party nominations in 2017, has repeatedly accused the Jubilee leadership of playing a role in his loss to Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika.

The renowned second liberation fighter and long-serving political detainee under retired President Daniel Moi's tenure managed only 17 votes in the nominations.

This was after he merged his Chama Cha Mwananchi party into Jubilee Party in the run-up to the elections.

In protest, Wamwere moved out of Jubilee to unite with opposition boss Raila Odinga in his Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party alongside former Energy Assistant Minister Kurugi M'Mukindia

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