Before the recently appointed National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) vice-chairperson, Fatuma Tabwara passed on, she addressed the gathering at her nephew's wedding in Kwale County.
Tabwara asked those in attendance to always promote peaceful co-existence. She pointed out that peace had made various leaders attend the wedding.
"Leaders from different tribes are here only because we understand each other," she said.
"I urge all Kwale Leaders and Kenyans, let us all join hands and speak one language," she added in a clip seen by the Star.
She told the gathering that Kenya belongs to all of us and matters interfering with the country's progression should be tackled by everyone.
"Kenya is ours and we will not let it be auctioned (Kenya ni yetu, hatutakubali kuifanya mnada). In case there arises any issue, let's see to it that we solve it," Tabwara said.
The former NCIC Vice Chairperson collapsed at her nephew's wedding ceremony in Kombani, Kwale County and was rushed to Diani Hospital where she was pronounced dead on Sunday morning.
Tabwara was sworn in as an NCIC commissioner by Chief Justice David Maraga last month. Before that, she was a political and policy advisor in the office of the Governor of Kwale County, Salim Mvurya.
She had a good track record, having worked at various levels in the county government.
She is among the founders of Sexual Harassment Policy in the county government of Kwale.