President Uhuru Kenyatta has lauded late Kikuyu musician John DeMathew as a helpful man who always stood with him during his time of need.
Speaking during the late musician's burial in Mukurwe, Muranga County on Saturday, the president said DeMathew lent him a helping hand when he was facing crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
President Kenyatta, however, did not indicate how the musician helped him during the case.
This followed Uhuru's implication in the 2007 post election violence which left hundreds of Kenyans dead and thousands displaced.
The Head of State added that DeMathew also played a major role in his campaigns, before his election in 2013, and reelection in the 2017 polls.
"John De'Mathew supported me as a person. During the ICC cases and during the campaigns. (John De Mathew alinisaidia sana kama mtu binafsi, nilipokuwa kwenye kesi ya ICC na baadaye nilipokuwa nikitafuta kura)," he said.
He lauded him as man who committed himself to bring people together, adding that reports about his death really shocked him.
"John DeMathew was a man who brought people together. Reports about his death saddened me (John De Mathew alikuwa mtu wa kuwaleta watu pamoja. Habari za kifo chake zilinihuzunisha sana)," he added.