The government has finally identified the grave of freedom fighter Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi Waciuri.
The discovery was made on Friday barely a week after his widow asked the government to give the remains of the liberation hero to give her for a befitting send-off.
The unmarked grave was found at the Kamiti Maximum Prison.
It is recorded that the freedom fighter was executed on February 18, 1957 after he led Africans in a rebellion against the White men.
The discovery was made after different stakeholders collaborated with the government in the search of his remains.
The new development comes barely six days to mark what would have been his 99th birthday. The CEO of a foundation in his name, Evelyn Wanjugu Kimathi has confirmed the news.
“This development is not just great news for the Dedan Kimathi family but also the larger freedom struggle heroes fraternity,” Kimathi said.
Kimathi now says that they have embarked on a mission to exhume the remains of the deceased hero upon the request of the family.
They are expected to get the go-ahead from the Chief Justice David Maraga before they can exhume the body before another burial is conducted in honour of the hero.
Before his demise, Kimathi was not only a soldier but also a teacher.