Edwin Abonyo, widower to former Bomet Governor Joyce Laboso, has expressed his gratitude to the government for the help it offered the family during the time of loss.
Laboso succumbed to cancer on July 29, leaving behind her husband and four children, with Abonyo saying President Uhuru Kenyatta's government was of much help.
He told the Star on Monday that Uhuru personally helped, and in addition attended Laboso's sendoff at Fort Ternan in Muhoroni.
"The state must be well appreciated. It afforded us much help. Joyce also had numerous friends who were loyal, genuine and true," he said.
He, however, noted that some of the promises made by politicians during his wife's funeral were false, adding that some actually made him laugh, well aware that they wouldn't be fulfilled.
"Politicians are notorious liars. In fact, when we heard what they would say, we sometimes just retreated with Brian to laugh," he said. But [President] Uhuru is a good man," he added.
He termed Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Beatrice Elachi, Youth Affairs CAS Rachel Shebesh, and Governors; Anne Waiguru (Kirinyaga) and Charity Ngilu (Kitui) as some of Laboso's friends who proved their worth.
He urged Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok, who was Laboso's deputy, to lead in line with Laboso's vision, given that he rode on her name to make it to the top.