After receiving heavy criticism from a section of Kenyans, the government has come out to explain the role it will play during the burial of General Service Unit (GSU) officer who was killed by terrorists who invaded DusitD2 hotel last week.
Japhet Ndunguja Nuru was among the 21 people who perished when Al-Shabaab fighters raided the hotel situated at 14 Riverside Drive Complex in Nairobi.
On Tuesday Kenyans woke up to find an obituary appearing in one of the local dailies requesting people of good will to donate towards the funeral of the fallen 28-year-old officer.
Referring to him as a hero, Kenyans wondered why the government could not facilitate the burial of the officer who met his death while in the line of duty.
Led by renowned blogger Robert Alai, they pressured the government to give the officer a state funeral since it 'shameful for the family to beg money to bury their son who died while serving the nation'.
However, speaking in Mombasa on Tuesday afternoon, Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet announced the National Police Service (NPS) will cater for burial expenses and also build a house for his family at his rural home.
The burial is set for Saturday at his home in Kimala Village, Taita Taveta County on Saturday.
#hivisasaoriginal